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Company and Menos, Haitian Minister, who would
receive full power to that end in lieu of a
commission of three members. Three, Bank.
The Haitian Government has no desire to issue
paper money but it was compulsory, a case of
force majeure. The bill would be adopted bur
would contain a clause specifying that in case
of agreement with the bank the issue would not
be made. This was confirmed by Minister for
Foreign Affairs during my visit this afternoon
to return his call. Proposition of agreement
had been made by the government to the bank.
Should they fail the Haitian Government would be
willing through the good offices of the Depart-
ment to have the question settled in Washington by
the bank and Minister Menos specially accredited
above. Protection to all foreign interests Four accepted. Lease of Mole St Nicholas to For. Govts. Five accepted. Six ac-
cepted. (Settlement by arbitration of all claims of Americans against Haiti)

The above was confirmed in a lengthy note
verbale received late this afternoon.

In view of your wireless of December twelve,
five P. M. intercepted and communicated this af-
ternoon by the HANDCOCK the Department

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