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venient respecting the body of Maximilian, refusing to allow any other person to intervene.
«Third. You will opportunely order zinc and wood coffins to be made, in order to guard, in a convenient manner, the body of Maximilian, doing the same with Miramon and Mejia, if their families do not ask for their bodies.
«Fourth. If any one should ask permission to embalm or inject the body of Maximilian, or to do any thing else which may not be inconvenient, you will refuse to allow any person to perform these operations; but in such a case, you will order it, taking care that, without refusing to foreigners permission to be present, all shall be done by Mexicans of your confidence, in a proper manner, the expenses being paid by the Government.
«Fifth. When the execution shall have been effected, you will order that immediately the body of Maximilian shall he guarded, as well as those of the others, if their families do not ask for them, with the decorum that is due after justice has been satisfied.
«Sixth. You will order the body of Maximilian to be deposited in a proper place, under the vigilance of the authorities.
«Seventh. In depositing the body of Maximilian and those of the others, if their families do not ask for them, you will order that the customary religious services shall be performed.— Lerdo de Tejada.»
«Telegram.—From Tacubaya to San Luis Potosi.—Deposited in Tacubaya the 19th of June 1867.—Received in San Luis Potosí on the 20th of June at 9.25 P. M.—C. President.—I request you to allow me to dispose of the body of Maximilian, in order to take it to Europe.— Baron de Lago.»
«Telegram.—San Luis Potosí, June 20th 1867 at 10.15 P. M.—To Baron de Lago.—Tacubaya.—The President of the Republic has ordered me to say to you, in reply-
