Mr. Finch to Mr.
Hay.
American Legation,
Montevideo,
Uruguay
,
March 3,
1904
.
No. 733.]
Sir: The within correspondence relates to the
detention and discharge by the military authorities of this Republic of
Louis Eugene Hufnagel. Mr. Hufnagel is the bearer of passport No. 19,
issued in renewal of passport No. 8, the latter issued in compliance
with your No. 188, dated June 28, 1901.a
Respectfully,
[Inclosure 1.—Telegram.]
Mr. Hufnagel to
Mr. Finch.
American Commercial Agency,
Paysandu
,
February 24,
1904
.
Louis Hufnagel is detained in barracks of national guards,
notwithstanding his passport. Await answer.
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[Inclosure 2.—Telegram.]
Mr. Finch to
Mr. Hufnagel.
American Legation,
Montevideo
,
February 24,
1904
.
Will ask for his immediate release.
[Inclosure 3.]
Mr. Finch to
Señor Romeu.
American Legation,
Montevideo, Uruguay
,
February 25, 1904
.
Sir: I inclose copy and translation of a
telegram received last evening from the United States commercial
agent at Paysandu, Uruguay.
Mr. Louis Hufnagel is the bearer of a passport issued by authority of
the Government of the United States and should not have been
detained. If he has not already been released please have an order
to that effect issued.
I am, etc.,
[Inclosure 4.—Telegram.]
Mr. Hufnagel to
Mr. Finch.
American Commercial Agency,
Paysandu
,
February 25,
1904
,
Louis Hufnagel has been released.
[Inclosure
5.—Translation.]
Señor Romeu to
Mr. Finch.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Montevideo
,
February 26,
1904
.
Mr. Minister: I had the honor to receive
your excellency’s note dated the 25th instant, inclosing copy of a
telegram from the United States commercial agent in Paysandu
addressed to your excellency stating that his son has been taken to
serve in the national guard in that locality.
In the conception that Mr. Louis Hufnagel is really a North American
citizen, as his father asserts, the ministry had ordered his release
from military service, and for this purpose gave the corresponding
instructions to the respective authorities one day previous to that
on which your excellency’s note was received.
Meanwhile I must say to your excellency for the corresponding
ulterior effects that the military commander of that department
asserts that Mr. Louis Hufnagel was born in Paysandu and is
inscribed in the civil register in accordance with the law on the
matter, which document he will forward to the Government at the
first opportunity.
I will be pleased to confer with your excellency on this subject
to-morrow at 5 o’clock, as I took the liberty of indicating on a
private card dated yesterday.
With this motive, etc.,
