Antonio Blanco to William A. Pile, June 9, 1873

Mr. Blanco to Mr. Pile.

Having already complied with a consideration of courtesy, by informing your excellency that the publication in the Opinion Nacional, No. 1262, strictly agreed with the message of His Excellency the President of the republic, sent to the Congress of the nation on the 28th of last month, I comply to-day with the duty of informing your excellency, in order to avoid that the two cited notes might serve as a precedent that would authorize in the future an inquiry of the same kind, that the government of the republic, in accordance with the provisions of public law and internationa usages, including those of the United States of the North, professes the principle that the messages, reports, memorials, and other documents of exclusive communication between the jurisdictional powers of the republic are of its exclusive competence and in no case will be submitted to foreign inquisition.

For a similar reason I am obliged to inform your excellency that the publications of the free press of the country neither can be the cause of diplomatic inquiry or reclamation, as they are neither of an official nor private nature.

I hope that your excellency will see in these declarations a new proof of the desire to avoid all misunderstanding (dualidad de intelegencia) that might in the future unfavorably affect the reciprocal friendship of the two governments.

I reiterate to your excellency the assurances of my very distinguished consideration.