814.00/483: Telegram
The Minister in Guatemala (McMillin) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 7—2:10 p.m.]
100. Your 51, June 3, 3 [5] p.m.14 Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica have recognized new Government and received its envoys.
[Page 754]The Under-Secretary in Ministry of Foreign Affairs new Government says Belgium, Spain, and Portugal have given notes of recognition to Guatemalan representatives in their respective Capitals.
He claims recognition by certain other Governments by reason of actions and incidents as follows: Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina by virtue of cables by their respective Ministers to Foreign Minister here asking that life of Peruvian poet be spared; Italy by presentation of note to new Ministry by Italian Minister respectfully [respecting] proposed deportation of Italian subject charged with anarchistic propaganda; Mexico by despatch of cablegram from new Mexican Minister for Foreign Affaires to Foreign Minister here for proclamation mourning on assassination of Carranza; Great Britain by virtue of an informal visit to new President paid by new British envoy soon after arrival. The British Chargé d’Affaires just gone was instructed to await action of United States. The British Minister tells me his call entirely informal not intended as recognition. I think he would be entirely willing to recognize at once if we would. The papers have claimed some sort of recognition by France which is contradicted by French Chargé d’Affaires who informs me France also waits on United States.
There is no visible power to overthrow the new Government nor do I think its overthrow probable except that from time to time changes are very likely to occur in Ministry.
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