File No. 817.51/1081a
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua ( Jefferson)
[Telegram]
Washington,
January 14, 1918, 5 p.m.
Minister of Finance cables Nicaraguan Legation that he needs $50,000 to cover 1917 budget. Cable your opinion as well as Lindberg’s as to this matter and how you consider it should be paid, if you are favorable to payment.
Lansing