714.1515/610: Telegram
The Representative of the United States on the Guatemalan-Honduran Boundary Commission (Davis) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 9—9:25 a.m.]
1. I arrived Puerto Cortes this morning and was met by Honduran and Guatemalan members Mixed Commission. We will proceed to Cuyamel tomorrow.
Department’s undated instruction No. 110 and maps transmitted through the American Legation at Guatemala City delivered to me.
While the first two sentences in third paragraph of Department’s instruction No. 1 appear conflicting, upon cursory reading I understand in the light of the Department’s cablegram No. 8 of March 22 [23], 6 p.m., to San Jose that the Commission is empowered to indicate a provisional line which both Governments agree to accept.
[Page 731]It is rumored that Guatemala may attempt to avoid accepting provisional line indicated by neutral representative if unsatisfactory to Guatemala by maintaining that mediator’s line falls within limitation set forth in memorandum of the Guatemalan Foreign Office as “compromising the security of the national territory.”
Does the Department consider essential permanent arbitration by a North American or would arbitration by International Central American Tribunal set up by 1923 treaties be acceptable?
U. S. S. Denver departing Saturday; send cables care of American Consul at Puerto Cortes.