Letter

Thomas O. Osborn to George D. Bayard, July 16, 1885

Author

Thomas O. Osborn

Recipient

George D. Bayard

Date

July 16, 1885

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 5.

Mr. Osborn to Mr. Bayard.

Legation of the United States, Buenos Ayres, July 16, 1885. (Received August 24.)

No. 459.]

Sir: A decree granting a concession to the Central and South American Telegraph Company, to establish in the waters of the Argentine Republic one or more submarine telegraph cables, to connect the coast of this republic with that of Brazil, which I had the honor to submit on behalf of the company, has been signed by the President and Minister of the Interior, of which I have already informed Mr. Scrymser, the president of the company, by telegram.

Much delay was caused by the friends of the European line and a portion of the press here.

I have submitted a project of contract to carry into effect the concession to the minister, and as soon as the chief of telegraphic lines and the attorney-general of the Government have made their reports on the same, I will have a conference with the minister, when I hope to report progress, if not a final settlement of the matter, so far as I am authorized.

I have, &c.,

THOS. O. OSBORN.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.