738.3915/400

The Secretary of State to the High Commissioner in Haiti ( Russell )

No. 416

Sir: In a note of March 15, a copy of which in translation is enclosed herewith,12a the Haitian Government requested the Department to ascertain if the President would be willing to appoint an American member to the Mixed Commission, which may be established under certain conditions, in accordance with the Haitian Dominican Boundary Treaty of January 21, 1921 [1929].

The Department desires you to transmit the enclosed reply to the Haitian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and to endeavor to determine informally what the conditions are to be for the payment of the members of the Mixed Commission, should such a Commission be formed.

I am [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
Francis White
[Enclosure]

The Secretary of State to the Haitian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ( León )

Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge your note of March 15, enclosing a copy of the recent Boundary Treaty between the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and requesting me to ascertain whether the President would be willing to appoint the American member of the Special Mixed Commission, should the President of Haiti find it necessary to request the President of the United States to designate such a member.

I take pleasure in informing you that the President will be glad to make such an appointment in the event that the formation of the Mixed Commission becomes necessary.

Accept [etc.]

Henry L. Stimson
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