817.00/4885: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt)
101. Department’s 95, June 1, 1 P.M. Your 146, June 3, 3 P.M. Mr. Evaristo C. Morales, representing General Moncada and bearing letter of introduction to Colonel Stimson dated June 2, 1927, has called on Colonel Stimson and indicated that at the time he left Nicaragua General Moncada was still troubled over the matter of the local officials in the six Liberal Departments. Your telegram June 3, 3 P.M. indicates Moncada is satisfied with the arrangement of giving the Liberals the six Jefes Politicos but retaining to the Diaz Government all the other local officials of those provinces. While it is possible that Morales left Nicaragua before Moncada could advise him of his [Page 401] concurrence with the present arrangement, nevertheless, in view of the great importance that all agreements made with the Liberals by Colonel Stimson should be carried out fully in spirit as well as in letter, the Department desires you to make immediate discreet inquiries through conversation with General Moncada in person to ascertain his views in the premises. Colonel Stimson and the Department feel that the real spirit of the Tipitapa Agreement would require that the Liberals be given the other offices in the six Liberal Departments as well as the six Jefes Politicos and, should there be a real issue on that point, the Department would be compelled to insist upon this with President Diaz.
If General Moncada is satisfied with the present arrangement it is satisfactory to the Department but the Department feels it imperative that you should clearly understand its views in the premises in order that you might be in a position to act should occasion arise.
Your 157, June 24, 9 A.M.13 Department presumes that there is a Liberal member of the Claims Commission and that he has been appointed by the President after nomination by Moncada. …