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The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Nicaragua (Thurston)
66. You are instructed to say to the President that the Government of the United States desires to remove all doubt as to its attitude as set forth in its May 29, 5 p.m. It would regard his election as unconstitutional, and upon the expiration of his present term would be highly indisposed to extend its recognition to him as Constitutional President. Due to its high personal regard for him, the Government of the United States has conveyed its views to him privately and confidentially in order not to embarrass him. Should it become clear, however, that he is an active candidate to succeed himself, the Government of the United States would be compelled, because of the dire consequences which might result from his course, to give due consideration to the advisability of making its views public so that there may arise no grounds for a misunderstanding.
If you think it advisable you may say also, but not as an instruction from the Department, that your Government is in possession of information that wholly false reports have been sent to him by a number of his advisers who have come to Washington. You will recall to him that on several occasions the Department deemed it necessary to instruct its Legation to correct misleading statements regarding the attitude of the Department.