The commissioners offer to send one of…
October 1797 CE
Not long after this standoff, Talleyrand sends Lucien Hauteval ("Z") to meet with Elbridge Gerry.
The two men know each other, having met in Boston in 1792.
Hauteval assures Gerry of Talleyrand's sincerity in seeking peace, and encourages him to keep the informal negotiations open.
He reiterates the demands for a loan and bribe.