Mr. Uhl to Mr. Andrade.

No. 3.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of to-day’s date, asking that our ambassador at Paris be instructed to assume protection of Venezuelan interests in France, in the event of his being so requested by the minister of Venezuela at that capital, and in reply to inclose copy of Department’s telegram, of to-day’s date, to Mr. Vignaud, our chargé d’affaires ad interim, directing him to use his friendly good offices in behalf of Venezuelan citizens in France.

Accept, etc.,

Edwin F. Uhl,
Acting Secretary.