File No. 838.00/1408
The Secretary of State to Chargé Mayer
Washington, September 27, 1916, 4 p.m.
Your September 4, 2 p.m. Departments of State and Navy concur in opinion that until administration of the civil positions created by treaty is satisfactorily and permanently installed and constabulary permanently equipped for efficient service, such institutions as are still inefficient should remain under control of occupation. The several officials appointed by treaty should be constantly consulted.
Sanitation should properly fall under supervision of Oberlin, pursuant to stipulations Article XIII of Treaty, unless he desires cooperation of, or control by, occupation.