Microfilm Reel 288, File 612, "Haiti"

June 23, 1913

My dear Mr. Secretary:

I should have covered the points about the Mole St. Nicholas more fully and explicitly than I did in my previous letter. I fully concur in the three suggestions you make: first, that the size of the concession that we should ask should be a strip of land twenty miles wide, measured from the center of the mouth of the harbor, the strip to run back to a point ten miles beyond the eastern limit of the harbor; second, that we assure the Haitian government that those desiring to remain on this strip should become American citizens and that those not desiring to remain upon the strip could sell their property to this government at its market value.

Cordially and faithfully yours,

Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State

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THE WHITE HOUSE FILES. MEMORANDUM.

TELEGRAM July 4, 1913

Writer: President of Hayti, Michel Oreste, Port Au Prince

Subject: 4th of July congrats

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Referred to State for app. ack.

Date: July 5, 1913

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THE WHITE HOUSE JUL 23 1913 RECEIVED

Encs. send to Sec State 7/30/13

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July 28, 1913.

My dear Mr. Tumulty:

I enclose a translation of the speech of Mr. Duvivier who will be received by the President Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock, as Minister from Haiti; also for the President's consideration a draft of his remarks in reply thereto.

Kindly send to the Department a copy of the President's remarks as finally delivered.

I am, my dear Mr. Tumulty, Very sincerely yours, J. B. Moore

Enclosures: Translation of speech of Mr. Duvivier; Draft of remarks in reply thereto.

J. P. Tumulty, Esquire, Secretary to the President, The White House.

701.3811/42

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