Szögyényi to Francis, January 22, 1885

Count Szögyényi to Mr. Francis.

In pursuance of the note of the 10th instant, No. 153, the imperial royal ministry of foreign affairs has the honor to inform the Hon. John M. Francis, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, that the imperial royal ministry of public defense has decided that Louis Feinknopf, of Krakau, assigned to the thirteenth regiment of infantry, Graf. Huyn, on the 23d October, 1884, be discharged from the military service by virtue of articles 1 and 2 of the treaty of September 20, 1878, it having been authentically ascertained after steps had been taken with that end in view by the honorable North American envoy, that Feinknopf was naturalized in the United States in 1882, and is therefore, by treaty stipulation, not subject to military duty in this country.

The necessary orders for carrying out this decision have already been given to the competent authorities.

The ministry of foreign affairs does not omit at the same time to inclose herewith to the honorable the North American envoy the naturalization certificate and the notarial act concerning Feinknopi’s emigration to America, mentioned in the note of December 16 last, No. 19, with the information that the other two inclosures of the above mentioned note have not yet been received from the imperial royal authorities, but that they have been asked for.

The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew assurance of his profound esteem.