702.0011f/27
The Secretary of War (Weeks) to the
Secretary of State
Washington, January 20,
1925.
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to refer to
previous correspondence with your Department relative to the issuance of
exequaturs by the Government of the United States to foreign consuls for
the exercise of consular functions in the Canal Zone, particularly to
your letter of January 3, 1925, (file LA 702.0011f/26), and inclose
herewith a circular letter on this subject addressed to all concerned,
issued by the Executive Secretary of The Panama Canal under date of
January 7, 1925, which is self-explanatory.
Sincerely yours,
[Enclosure]
Circular Letter Issued by the Acting Governor of
The Panama Canal
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 7, 1925.
To All Concerned: Attention is invited to
the circulars issued by this office on April 9, 1924,14 and June 3, 1924,15 relative to the issuance of exequaturs by
the Government of the United States to foreign consuls for the
exercise of consular functions in the Canal Zone. It will be noted
that proper recognition was to have been secured by January 1,
1925.
Hereafter, the only foreign consular officers who can be officially
recognized as authorized to transact the business of their
consulates in the Canal Zone are those who hold exequaturs from the
United States Government for the Panama Canal Zone. An exception
will be made, however, in those cases in which provisional
recognition has been extended pending the issuance of an
exequatur.
By direction of the Acting Governor:
C. A. McIlvaine
Executive Secretary
