838.51/4036: Telegram
The Chargé in Haiti ( Sparks ) to the Secretary of State
Port-au-Prince
, September
18, 1940—noon.
[Received 1 p.m.]
[Received 1 p.m.]
158. Referring to the Department’s telegram No. 148, September 13, 6 p.m. President Vincent discussed the matter at great length yesterday and I believe that I convinced him that the present is inopportune to negotiate a satisfactory instrument. However, he objects to the conclusion of the Department that the Haitian Government “was not seriously interested in carrying on the negotiations” and stated his intention to reply to this statement.
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Sparks