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The Minister in Haiti (Armour) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 10—1:25 a.m.]
97. The publication of the agreement has been received with unanimous satisfaction amounting almost to enthusiasm. While naturally [Page 763] the Government press greets it as a great victory for President Vincent, Mr. Chauvet in the Nouvelliste admits that it is all they could have hoped for or expected. Senators Pradel and Price Mars and Mr. George Leger have assured me they consider the agreement eminently fair and reasonable and will give it their full support; while Senator Hudicourt goes so far as to say that if referred to the National Assembly, as he hopes it will be by the President, it will be approved.
One very encouraging result of the agreement has been the bringing together of opposing elements in the Government and Legislature and if, as seems probable, the President changes his Cabinet later, there is a distinct prospect of peace and unity for the next few months. The President has assured me he will not call a special session this year as he had planned although he may do so January next. He plans to be absent from the capital during much of the next month.