No. 82.
Mr. Hall to Mr.
Bayard.
Legation of
the United States in Central America,
Guatemala, April 24, 1885.
(Received May 18.)
No. 342.]Sir: With reference to my dispatches, numbered 337
and 338, dated the 15th and 17th instant, I have the honor to inclose
herewith a copy and translation of a resolution of the Legislative Assembly
of Guatemala, relative to a vote of thanks to the ministers of the United
States, Great Britain, Germany, and Spain, and to the chargés d’affaires of
France and Italy, for their friendly mediation, which, it is understood,
contributed efficiently towards securing an honorable peace between
Guatemala and Salvador, and the allies of the latter, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica.
I have, &c.,
[Inclosure in No.
342.—Translation.]
Decree No. 101.
The Legislative Assembly of the Republic
of Guatemala.
Whereas, through the medium of the secretary of foreign relations, the
decree which the Executive, in the exercise of the powers with which he
is invested, issued
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on the
15th instant, has been communicated to this Assembly, declaring that
from that date the Republic of Guatemala returned to the state of peace
with the Republic of Salvador and her allies, Nicaragua and Costa Rica;
that the honorable diplomatic corps accredited to Central America
contributed largely, by its friendly mediation, to such a satisfactory
result; that the mentioned decree provides for the real interests of the
nation, assuring an honorable peace, under the auspices of which the
manifold elements of public prosperity may continue to be developed: Be
it decreed—
Sole Article. That the decree which the
Executive, in the exercise of his vested powers, issued on the 15th of
the present month is hereby approved, and that a vote of thanks be
tendered to Mr. Henry C. Hall, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States; to Mr. Werner von Bergen, minister
resident of the German Empire; to Mr. J. P. Harris Gastrell, minister
resident of Her Britannic Majesty; to Mr. Melchor Ordoñez, minister
resident of His Majesty the King of Spain; to Mr. J. F. A. Le Brun,
chargé d’affaires of the French Republic, and to Mr. Angelo Muttini,
chargé of the Italian legation. Let it be communicated to the Executive
for publication and fulfillment. Given in the Chamber of Sessions, in
Guatemala, the 18th of April, 1885.
- JOSÉ SALAZAR,
President. - D. ESTRADA,
Secretary. - MANUEL CABRAL,
Secretary.
Palace
of the Government,
Guatemala, 18th April, 1885.
Let it be carried out.
The Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
