814.00/431: Telegram
The Guatemalan Minister for Foreign Affairs (Aguirre) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 20, 1920.]
Honorable Secretary of State: I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that, in accordance with a decree issued by the National Legislative Assembly and by virtue of the resignation tendered by Mr. Estrada Cabrera, the office of President has been assumed by Mr. Carlos Herrera, who in organizing his Government intrusted to me the portfolio of Foreign Affairs. The Government of President Herrera proposes first of all to reorganize the country and it cherishes the hope that it can count, for this important purpose, on the valuable support of the United States Government, which is an ardent advocate of free government and from which the Guatemalan people has received unforgettable demonstrations of sympathy and confraternity. While begging Your Excellency to kindly transmit to your Government the present communication, I take pleasure in presenting to you the assurances of my highest regards.