No. 335.
Mr. Evarts to Sir Edward
Thornton.
Washington, March 13, 1880.
Sir: With reference to your note of the 4th of November ultimo,* in relation to the conference proposed to be held at Madrid for the consideration of the question of the foreign protection of native Moors in the Empire of Morocco, I have the honor to inform you that, in response to that suggestion and to the invitation of the Spanish Government, it has been decided to authorize Mr. Fairchild, the United States minister at Madrid, to act as the representative of the United States in such conference, and that suitable instructions for his guidance in the premises will be forthwith sent to him.
Accepting your kind offer to famish further details of the negotiations which have for some time been carried on at Tangier, from the documents which are in your possession, I beg that you will, with your accustomed courtesy, place them in my hands as speedily as may be conveniently practicable for the needful information of Mr. Fairchild.
I have, &c.,