211.31/6: Telegram
The Minister in Venezuela (McGoodwin) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 21—10:26 p.m.]
17. Department’s instruction number 638, of May 31st.7 Negotiations were interrupted due to opposition of the Attorney General, frequent illness of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and his three months absence in the United States. On February 28th last, Minister for Foreign Affairs with slight modifications accepted, as a basis of negotiation, treaty between the United States and Honduras with the inclusion of paragraph suggested in Department’s instruction number 209 of August 14th, 1914 [1916]. Am confident will accept supplementary counter proposals upon his return in a fortnight. Respectfully request full powers in the sense of Department’s instruction number 550 of May 18th last year. Please reply by telegraph.
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