838.51/2614: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Haiti (Heath)
15. Your 23, March 10, 5 p.m. and 25, March 16, 11 a.m.45 Department has been awaiting copy of De la Rue’s report before replying to you, but after consideration of summary of report contained in your 23 Department authorizes the Financial Adviser to approve the Haitian Government’s request for the use of $100,000 from the cash reserves to begin work on the Artibonite irrigation project. It is understood that these funds will be expended under the supervision of the Financial Adviser, as in the case of other Haitian funds.
It should be made clear to the Haitian Government that the advance of these funds by the Financial Adviser in no way commits him to approve additional requests for the use of funds from the cash reserves, and also that it of course in no way commits the Department as to a decision on the proposed revolving fund credit if this should eventually be submitted in final form.
- Latter telegram not printed.↩