817.24/9
The Secretary of War (Weeks) to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of August 27, 1921, with its enclosure from the Nicaraguan Minister regarding the purchase of—
- 5,000 rifles;
- 3,000,000 cartridges for same;
- 25 machine guns;
- 250,000 rounds of ammunition for machine guns
- 2 military aeroplanes, with their regulation supply of ammunition and indispensable spare parts.
The War Department at the present time is in a position to negotiate a sale of all of the above mentioned equipment to the Nicaraguan Government except the 5,000 rifles. The availability of the rifles for sale will be determined at a later date, but, undoubtedly, before the negotiations for the purchase of the other material are concluded.
It is understood, of course, that this sale is sanctioned by the State Department.
Sincerely yours,