File No. 817.51/1088
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua ( Jefferson)
Your January 21, 4 p.m., Department’s January 31, 4 p.m. Your February 7, 3 p.m. Nicaraguan Chargé d’Affaires has presented request of his Government to the effect that approval be given for payment of deficit using $66,000 held by Ham, being customs revenues for November and December. Provided this amount has not been in any way included in sum to be applied to Public Credit Commission’s and other awards and provided this expenditure for deficit in no way conflicts with financial plan, and High Commission has agreed on use of this money for payment of deficit, Department is disposed to acquiesce in use of this money as desired by Nicaraguan Government under supervision of High Commission.