File No. 715.1715/45

The Minister in Nicaragua ( Jefferson) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

Nicaraguan Government has for several days hoped that an early settlement of the boundary dispute would be brought about by arbitration, but to-day President Chamorro informed me that greatly to his surprise, and probably also to the surprise of the American Legation in Honduras, due to influence and objections of Doctor Menao, matters had shaped themselves contrary to his expectations in that Honduras has assumed the attitude of adhering to the arbitral award of the King of Spain.

Chamorro informed me that he proposed to make another effort through the Department and his Minister at Washington to endeavor to get Honduras to come to any other prompt settlement of the question.

Above sent to Tegucigalpa.

Jefferson