710.1012 Washington/30

The Minister in Honduras ( Summerlin ) to the Secretary of State

No. 594

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s instruction No. 250 of April 14, 192874 relative to a conference of Pan American states planned to be held at Washington in December next for the purpose of drawing up a convention of conciliation and arbitration. In reply to representations relative to this matter made to the Government of Honduras, I have received a reply, under date of May 5, in which the Minister for Foreign Affairs states that the Government of Honduras is in perfect accord with the suggestions made by the Government of the United States in regard to the projected Conference and that it will participate therein and will take all necessary steps for its official representation.

I may add that it will unfortunately not be possible for Honduras to ratify the treaty known as the Gondra Treaty before the Conference meets in December, for the necessary power for ratification rests with the National Congress which will not convene again before January 1, 1929.

I have [etc.]

George T. Summerlin
  1. See footnote 72, p. 623.