714.1515/576: Telegram
The Minister in Guatemala (Geissler) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 12—11:30 a.m.]
19. Referring to the Department’s telegram of March 9, 6 p.m. I have just conferred with the President and the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs. The President instructed the latter to send the following telegram to the Minister of Guatemala in Washington:
“The instructions of the President have already been sent by mail. Pending receipt of the same, inform the Secretary of State that Guatemala desires mediation and is agreeable to sending Commission to inspect territory and fix provisional line. It is desired that Commission be composed of both countries and representation United States. This Government is disposed to discuss final settlement as soon [as] provisional line is established.”
The President told me that Honduras should dismiss all apprehension of further aggressive steps since Guatemala meant only to stop encroachments. He also said that Guatemala will name its representative on the Commission as soon as informed that details concerning its composition have been agreed upon in Washington and that his Government desires a speedy adjustment of the matter.
With despatch 1833, mailed March 7,97 I forwarded a copy furnished me by the President of a map he sent to Recinos,98 according to which Guatemala will contend for a line following Merendon to Ildef onso, thence to a point east of Motagua.
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Repeated to the Legation in Honduras.