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Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee received William Loeb’s letter regarding the Central American conference. Diplomats Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Mora of Costa Rica and José F. Godoy of Mexico have suggested to Adee that a protocol fixing the location and preventing demonstrations be signed. Adee discusses support for potential locations and dates. He feels they should follow the recommendation of Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and express Nicaragua’s proposal of Mexico as a location.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends communications from President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and President Fernando Figueroa of El Salvador regarding the selection of a location for the conference, with his reflections and the opinions of the Central American ministers Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Mora of Costa Rica and Luis Felipe Corea of Nicaragua. Secretary of State Elihu Root thinks Mexico would be the right choice. If Washington, D.C. is selected as the location, the conference could not be scheduled until Root returns from Mexico, following diplomatic etiquette.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-02

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924