Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1928, Volume III

817.00/5474: Telegram

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

[Paraphrase]

Washington, March 19, 1928—6 p.m.

74. Your telegram No. 131, March 17, 5 p.m.,³⁶ and No. 133, March 18, 11 a.m.³⁷ The text of the proposed decree contained in your telegram No. 133 has been examined by the Department, which perceives no objection. Whom do you and General McCoy suggest be designated by the President of the United States, under article 3 of proposed decree when issued, as suplente for General McCoy as chairman of the National Board? The Department has communicated with Dr. Dodds, who will arrange to proceed to Nicaragua sometime in June as agreed with General McCoy.

Kellogg

36. Not printed.
37. Not printed; it transmitted the text of the proposed decree prepared by Cuadra Pasos and revised by General McCoy, which was substantially the same as the translation of the final text transmitted by the Minister in Nicaragua in his telegram No. 148, Mar. 24, p. 482.