823.032/43a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Peru ( Smith )
Washington
,
February 11, 1920—2
p.m.
22. Your 19, January 20.10
Please inform Department by telegraph as to following:
- (1)
- Is it intended to promulgate Confiscation Act of December 26 and proposed law quoted in your No. 9, January 8, at the same time, the latter to be in effect a limitation upon the former?
- (2)
- Explain Article 2 of proposed law and state particularly whether it refers to contracts made before as well as after commission of offense of rebellion or conspiracy.
- (3)
- Is it proposed to seize property of rebels after rebellion has been quelled or only during course of rebellion?
- (4)
- In what ways do American concerns apprehend they may be injured by enforcement of proposed law?
Lansing
- Not printed.↩