817.00/6074: Telegram
President Coolidge to President Diaz
I have been greatly pleased to learn that the recent election in Nicaragua took place in an atmosphere of tranquillity and freedom so that the desired result, and accurate reflection of the will of the electorate, was undoubtedly attained. General McCoy informs me that he received splendid cooperation not only from you but from other officials of the Nicaraguan Government and from the representatives [Page 516] of both parties on the National Board of Elections and other electoral organizations. I wish to take this opportunity to express to you my own sincere appreciation of the firm support which you and the other Nicaraguan authorities have accorded to the Electoral Mission thus making it possible to carry out in spirit as well as in letter the Tipitapa Agreement, whereby the two historic parties in Nicaragua undertook to abjure armed conflict and to seek a peaceful settlement by submitting their differences to the decision of the ballot.
Without your statesmanship and wholehearted assistance a truly free and fair election would have been impossible. I am sure that the vision and patriotism which you have displayed give just cause for pride on the part of the Nicaraguan people and mark the advent of a new and better era in the political life of your country.