File No. 817.51/1028
The Secretary of State to Minister Jefferson
Washington, November 30, 1917, 4 p.m.
Your November 8, 4 p.m. At request of Government of Nicaragua through the Legation here, Department has asked Treasury Department to deposit $25,000 from remainder of sum of $500,000 of Canal funds, determined upon by the two Governments, for application to pressing Governmental indebtedness and back salaries, with American Security and Trust Company of Washington, named as depositary in accordance with Treaty and has requested Treasury to send sum of $130,000 from above-named sum to Brown Brothers and Company to be cabled to National Bank of Nicaragua for order of Government of Nicaragua, for payments above mentioned. All orders to be drawn by Minister of Finance and approved by Lindberg who has been appointed by Secretary of State. Brown Brothers and Company are cabling this sum to-day to Managua.