Letter
Vicente Restrepo to Frederick St. John, February 16, 1885
[Inclosure 2 in No. 195.—Translation.]
Mr. Restrepo to Mr. St. John.
Department of Foreign Affairs, Bogota, February 16, 1885.
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to answer your excellency’s esteemed note dated the 13th instant.
As established by the 2d paragraph of the 31st article of the constitution, “the children of a Colombian father or mother, whether born within the territory of the United States of Colombia or not, provided in the latter case they settle in the country, are Colombians.” There seems, therefore, to be no doubt that the children of the Colombian mother, who has expressed to your excellency her doubt on the subject, are citizens of this country, provided they are settled in it.
I have, &c.,
VICENTE RESTREPO.
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