822.51 Et 3/8: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Ecuador ( Bading )

16. Your 15, October 29, noon.

Immediately upon the President’s return to Quito you will ask for an interview with him. Referring to your letter of October 27, and his reply of the same day you will state that you have been instructed by your Government to ask for a definite answer regarding the measures that the Ecuadorean Government proposes to take in conformity with the assurances given in the President’s letter of February 5, 1922, to Minister Hartman. Report the result by cable.

Hughes