810.154/1140
The Minister in Panama (Summerlin) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 23.]
Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s instruction No. 267, of February 26, 1937, file No. 810.154/1131, transmitting the text of a note proposed to be sent to the Secretary of Foreign Relations [Page 185] and Communications of the Panamanian Government stating the conditions under which the Government of the United States is disposed to cooperate in further bridge construction on the route of the Inter-American Highway at the crossings of the Platanar, Chirigagua and San Cristobal rivers.
The Legation’s note to the Panamanian Foreign Office, No. 499, of March 3, 1937, followed the exact text of that transmitted by the Department except for the first paragraph, which read as follows:
“Referring to the Legation’s related note No. 136, of September 16, 1935, I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that I am directed to make the following explanations regarding further cooperative construction work along the route of the projected Inter-American Highway through the Republic of Panama.”
The complimentary closing read:
“Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.”
There is transmitted herewith in copy and translation the reply of the Panamanian Foreign Office, dated March 16, 1937,13 accepting the conditions set forth in the Legation’s note above mentioned.
Respectfully yours,
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