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Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (White)
The Dominican Minister, Señor Despradel, called to leave with me a long note from his Government regarding the financial situation in the Dominican Republic and certain projects of law which the Dominican Government was contemplating submitting to the Dominican Congress.36 I told him that I understood that the legal counsel for the Dominican Government in this matter, Judge Schoenrich, was today cabling Santo Domingo certain modifications in the proposed law, and I suggested that he withhold presenting the note for a few days in the thought that his Government might want to make some change. The Minister said that he had categoric instructions from his Government to present the note, and he felt that he had to do so, especially as after I had told him that I would receive him he had cabled his Government that the note had been delivered.
We then agreed that I would keep the note on my desk until he could hear from his Government, so that before the documents were indexed and registered in the Department he could make the necessary substitution should his Government so desire.
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