838.044/4: Telegram
The Minister in Haiti (Bailly-Blanchard) to the Secretary of State
Port au Prince, September 20, 1920—5
p.m.
[Received September 21—11:06 p.m.]
[Received September 21—11:06 p.m.]
67. The President received the Admiral and myself in audience this morning, and finally, after a two hour conference, gave us most formal assurances:
- 1st.
- That the nine laws which had been passed and promulgated in violation of the agreement of August 24th, 1918, would be repealed.
- 2d.
- That the law on ammunition and firearms, not promulgated, would so remain, until agreement thereon had been reached by the Government and Legation, and then would be modified immediately after promulgation.
- 3d.
- That the law to return sequestrated property would be promulgated as passed, being modified immediately thereafter according to the original agreement.
- 4th.
- That, after agreement on some minor points, the three laws mentioned in my 53, August 20, 11 a.m.34 would be enacted.
Orders have been issued, in view of the above and in accordance with the Admiral’s program, to pay to the President, Secretaries of State and Members of the Council of State, their suspended salaries for July and August, [thirty] days being given in which program to be fulfilled.
Blanchard