738.3915/234
The Minister in the Dominican Republic
(W. W.
Russell) to the Secretary of State
Santo Domingo, November 27, 1922.
[Received December
7.]
No. 807
Sir: In accordance with instructions
contained in your No. 475 of October 30th last, I informed the
Dominican Government that the American High Commissioner in Haiti
had been instructed to state to the Haitian Government that the
Government of the United States expects that the provisional
Dominican–Haitian boundary line established in 1912 will be
scrupulously respected by both Governments.
I am enclosing a translation of the reply of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs to my note on the subject, with the request that the Haitian
Government, through the Legation at Port-au-Prince, be informed of
the attitude of the Dominican Government in this matter, and, if
possible, that I be furnished with a copy of the Haitian
Government’s note on the subject.
In connection with the subject I also enclose a copy of a letter from
Rear-Admiral Robison to General Russell,77 and I am
still of the opinion that an endeavor should be made to locate some
of the most disputed points in accordance with the map of the
accepted provisional boundary line.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Dominican Minister for Foreign
Affairs (Morales) to the
American Minister (W. W. Russell)
Santo Domingo, November 23, 1922.
No. 68
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s courteous note No.
432 of November 15th in
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which you inform, me of the desire of the United States that
the provisional Dominican–Haitian boundary line of 1912 be
scrupulously respected by both Governments.
I am pleased to state to Your Excellency that my Government,
especially interested in the preservation of the good relations
that exist between the two Republics, and on the other hand,
desirous that the frontier difficulties be arranged temporarily
in order that in this way a definite solution of the question—so
important to the Dominican people—be arrived at, will omit no
lawful and pacific endeavors of any kind whatsoever in
maintaining completely the provisional boundary line which the
Dominican Government accepted in 1912, with the consequent
reserves of rights.
At the same time I have taken due note that the Government of
Haiti has been advised in a similar sense, and in this case
permit me to beg Your Excellency, if it is in your power, to
make known to the Government of Haiti the attitude of my
Government in this matter, and to inform me at the same time of
the attitude of the neighboring Republic in the matter.
I avail myself [etc.]
