839.00/3045: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in the Dominican Republic (Young)
13. Your No. 29, March 31, 5 p.m. Department prefers not to convey its views to President Vasquez through Dominican Minister here, as Señor Morales has shown himself, in informal conversations, so strongly in favor of the six-year Presidential term that Department feels it possible that literal expression of its views would not be reflected in transmission.
[Page 548]As the matter is considered to be a question of Dominican domestic politics to be settled by Dominican people themselves, the Department does not desire to make any official representations; however, you are authorized to express orally and informally to President Vasquez your views on possible serious consequences to the Republic that might arise from any arbitrary prolongation of the Presidential term or through choice as his successor of anyone in whom majority of Dominican people do not have confidence. At the same time, you should impress on him that responsibility for deciding course he is to follow rests solely upon him.