Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
D. S. TO OUT HAITI
|. OCCUPATION OCT. |
Agreement Signed to Return
Treaty Departments 70
Island Authorities.

by the Aesociated Press. $500
! FORT Az PRINCE. Haiti, August Q.
Thu first importAnt sep leading
toward the withdrawal Of American oc-
cupation Of Haiti took place yesterday.
when Or. Dana q. Munro, American
Minister. ana Abel Lesef, Haitian for
eign minister. signed an agreement
transferring the treaty department. Of
the Haitian government. now operated
by Americans. 10 haitian control.
The transfer n 10 become effective
October 1, at the beginning Of the fiscal
year.
The department. affected. 9 state
nent by the American Minister said.
are the department Of public works. the
principal officers OF which are ciyil an
eineers Of the unitsd states Navy; The
technical service Of agriculture and In
dtistriaI education. the principal oficiAls
Of which are American civiliafls, and
the public health service, ins which ere
0fiicers and enlisted men Of the Medical
Department Of the United states Navy
Sanitary Mission 70 Remain.
The sanitary mission will remain on
duty in Port-Au-rrince. Cape Haitian
and Petionville, the mission to consist
OF three American medical ofiCerS ff0fflt-
mated by the United states Government
and appointed BY the President Of Haiti,
and not to exceed slx Navy hospital
Corps men,
All other Americans in the treaty
departments are to be Withdrawn By
September 30 Of this year
The agreement provides for The
ahfu9atiOn 0f the accord Of August ~.
1918, which oblimtad the government
OF HAITI 70 communicate an proposed
laws bearing upon objects Of the treaty
OF 1915 10 the representative OF the
United States before presenting them
to the Leaisletare, and also the accord
Of December !, 1878, reqtiErine the visa
Of the financial adviser On orders Of
payment issued b. the haitian secres
tAfy Of state for hfiAnce.
service payments hereafter are 10 %
governed by arrangements unade bes
tween the Haitian finance minister END
the financial adviser. The agreement
provides that the Haitian government
will keep Its expenditures within the
limits Of appropriations made with the
accord Of the financial adviser and win
reach agreements with the financial
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sources or revenue.
Martial Law Repeated.
The land title registry once b trans
fefred from the once of the financial
adviser 10 the ministry Of finance.
The government OF HAITI agrees q
indemnify American civilian, o1IAeiA1z
and employees Of the technical service
who may be retained under contract
The two governments agree to cons
tinue their discussions re1ArdinG other
| problems arising from the treaty and
they aefee that existing lava and
| agreements be maintained and respect
ed pending settlements Of controversial
questions.
Col. Z. Mccarthy Little, coAmAnains
the LIST Brigade OF United States Ma
rinee, issued proclamation yesterday
| repeating the state Of martial Law which
| has been In eject since the early dAyl
OF American occupation, bat which hAs
been dormant IN recent years except
| when It was called into eject diirine
the strike Of December. tg7e. .
sss DRoPrKD Bx MARINES.