817.00/5300a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Nicaragua (Munro)
25. The Department would like to know, in view of rumors and innuendos which may be circulated in Nicaragua that the United States intends to favor any particular candidate or party in this election, whether any new public statement declaring emphatically [Page 446] the absolute neutrality and impartiality of the United States would be advisable. In this connection, your attention is invited to the note from the Secretary of State to the Nicaraguan Minister of November 17, 1927.23 You have a copy of this note. The whole subject is covered in this note. Possibly the publication of this note in Nicaragua by President Diaz would be sufficient for the present purpose and would not give the matter the appearance of being on the defensive at this time. Please submit suggestions if you feel that a new declaration is necessary.