Letter
Ricardo Becerra to By the, December 3, 1885
No. 222.
Mr. Becerra to Mr. Bayard.
[Translation.]
Legation of Colombia at Washington, Washington, December 3, 1885. (Received December 4.)
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the Colombian Government by a decree issued ad hoc has declared that only the importers who freely and voluntarily paid the imposts levied on their imports to the rebels who succeeded in getting possession of some of the said ports of entry, are obliged to make the payment over again, together with a penalty; bona fide importers, who were compelled to pay under duress, are in consequence free from all responsibility.
At the same time, I have the honor to inclose a true copy of the new provisions issued by my Government concerning foreigners resident in the country who have claims arising out of the latest events of the war.
I am, &c.,
RICARDO BECERRA.
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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.