838.044/6: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Haiti (Bailly-Blanchard)
94. Your 74, October 12, 5 p.m., Department’s 82, September 27, 6 p.m., 89, October 11, 6 p.m.46 Have you informed Haitian Government officially of any modifications desired in the eleven laws or projects violating agreement of August 24, 1918, mentioned in your August 20, 11 a.m.?47 If so, cable Department immediately substance of modifications suggested. If not, cable Department immediately what specific modifications, if any, are recommended by you in the case of each law or project involved. Department will thereupon consider your recommendations and instruct you in accordance with its views. In the meantime, however, you will make it perfectly clear to the Haitian Government in a note, if you have not already done so, that in view of the willingness now shown by the Haitian Government to submit the eleven measures in question to this Government for its approval, this Government will not insist upon their repeal or withdrawal per se, but will insist only upon such modification of these measures by the Haitian Government as this Government may have indicated or will at an early date indicate to that Government as the case may be.