817.51/1727: Telegram

The Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt) to the Secretary of State

38. Rene Keilhauer of Hebard Company35 who arrived today has consulted me about a loan not to exceed $300,000 which he contemplates offering the Government, half of the proceeds or at least $100,000 to be used to continue street pavement by his [company?]. Loan to be secured by Nicaraguan Government increases reported in my telegram of January 31, 4 p.m.36 Please advise whether the Department sees any objection to this loan.

Eberhardt
  1. R. W. Hebard and Company, engineers and contractors, of New York, N. Y.
  2. Ante, p. 306.