838.105/466

The Chargé in Haiti ( Heath ) to the Secretary of State

No. 131

Sir: I have the honor to submit for the Department’s consideration the enclosed copies, in French and in English, of the draft of an accord,96 amending the Garde Agreement of August 24, 1916, which provides for the incorporation of the Military Household of the President of the Republic in the Garde d’Haiti. The proposed amendment, which is desired both by the Commandant of the Garde and by the Haitian Government, would prevent the assignment of any but Garde officers to the Military Household and would permit of the assignment to the Military Household of officers of higher rank in the Garde than is possible under the current regulations, which stipulate that the Commandant of the Military Household must be a captain and that his aides must be lieutenants.

If the Department perceives no objection to this amendment, I will sign the enclosed Accord. As it is desired by the Haitian Government that this amendment shall be effective at the earliest possible date, I suggest that the Department’s instructions in the premises be transmitted by telegraph.

Respectfully yours,

Donald R. Heath
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