814.00/575: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Guatemala (McMillin)
Washington, December 8,
1921—5 p.m.
51. Informally and unofficially indicate to the members of the new Government the painful impression which would be caused in the United States by any political executions, and the expectation of this Government that Mr. Herrera and his cabinet, in particular, will receive humane treatment.
Hughes