File No. 419.11C64/37
The Minister in Panama (
Price) to the
Secretary of State
No. 2126
Panama,
October 9, 1918.
Sir: I have the honor to report compliance
with the Department’s Instruction No. 547 of September 3 (File No.
319.112C64/35)1, received by this Legation October
7, directing me to present a claim for damages against the Government of
Panama in the sum of ten thousand dollars, as a result of the riot which
took place in Panama City on the night of February 13–14, 1915.
I enclose a copy of the note addressed to the Panaman Foreign Office in
carrying out said instruction.
I shall report duly further developments herein.
I have [etc.]
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[Enclosure]
The American Minister (
Price) to
the Panaman Secretary for Foreign Affairs (
Garay)
No: 683
Panama,
October 8, 1918.
Excellency: Making reference to note S. P.
No. 810 of April 13, 1918, from your excellency’s predecessor and to
other previous correspondence regarding the riot which took place in
the city of Panama on the night of February 13–14, 1915, in which a
number of American soldiers and civilians were wounded, I have the
honor to place before your excellency the following instruction
which has been given this Legation by his excellency, the Secretary
of State of the United States, namely:
[Here follows transcript of Department’s instruction No. 547,
September 3, 1918.]
While awaiting your excellency’s response, I avail [etc.]
