Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 4, 1917

File No. 838.105/50

Chargé Mayer to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

American Legation,
Port au Prince , November 28, 1917, 4 p.m.

Department’s November 16, 3 p.m. Haitian Government entirely disposed to make the second modification, but desirous of effecting same by means of accord duly signed rather than by an exchange of notes. If Legation’s suggestion to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to use latter method of modification, not adopted by Haitian Government Legation will cable the Department requesting power to sign an accord.

Mayer