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180. In a dispatch to United States Minister Albert Willis, assigned to the Hawaiian Islands, and successor to Minister Stevens, Secretary of State, Gresham, states that:
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182. On December 18, 1893, in an interview with U.S. Minister Willis at the legation of the United States, Her Majesty the Queen consented only to a conditional amnesty for those individuals involved in the establishment and support of the Provisional Government.313 Her conditional consent fell short of President Cleveland's request.Later that day, Her Majesty, after pondering over the interview, had determined that in the best interest of the nation she would accede to President Cleveland's request.That same day, she sent the following letter to Minister Willis:
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187. On December 23, 1893, Minister Willis received a lengthy letter from Sanford Dole regarding the self-proclaimed provisional government's non-compliance to President Cleveland's findings and conclusions.
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On the day of the Republic's proclamation, its so-called Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francis M. Hatch, sent a dispatch to U.S. Minister, Albert S. Willis, who was assigned to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Mr. Hatch also requested that the U.S. Minister Willis bestow recognition to the self-proclaimed Republic of Hawai'i.
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190. The next day, U.S. Minister Willis responded by acknowledging the receipt of Hatch's dispatch and concluded that it could not offer any more recognition to the self-proclaimed Republic of Hawai'i than the U.S. President gave to the provisional government.
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Futhermore, U.S. Minister Willis, in his letter, afforded the Republic of Hawai'i no more recognition than the provisional government held, which was neither de facto nor de jure.323