810.154/238
The Minister in Panama (Davis) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 30.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Department’s mailed instruction No. 33 of July 12, 1930, and the Department’s telegraphic instruction No. 49, dated July 16, 6 P.M.
In accordance with instructions, I have introduced the members of the Technical Commission on the Inter-American Highway Reconnaissance Surveys to the appropriate Panamanian authorities. In presenting the members of the Commission I stated that the Technical Commission is now prepared to offer its cooperation to the Panamanian Government in making the survey of the Panamanian section of the proposed Inter-American Highways. At the same time, I expressed appreciation orally on behalf of my Government for the Panamanian Government’s kind offer of office quarters to the Technical Commission and accepted the offer.
With reference to the second paragraph of the Department’s instruction No. 33 of July 12, 1930, the two copies of the budget mentioned therein have been received and one copy has been delivered to the Chairman of the Technical Commission. In this connection may I state that it is my understanding that I am to draw only that part of their salary accounts which comes under the special appropriation, and that it is my understanding that salary accounts paid from bureau funds will be paid directly to the members of the Technical Commission from their office in Washington.
I have investigated the question raised in paragraph three of the Department’s instruction No. 33 dated July 12, 1930, and find that the copy of instructions addressed to the Technical Commission is dated July 1. The carbon copy thereof which I have kept for my files was, however, dated July 2, 1930. I have changed this date to read July 1, in accordance with instructions.
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