810.79611 Pan American Airways, Inc./628: Telegram
The Minister in Guatemala (Geissler) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 31—10:50 a.m.]
110. Referring to my cable of August 30, 5 p.m. Morrison told me at noon that the Minister for Foreign Affairs had wired the Minister to Washington to ascertain the wishes of the Government of the United States regarding the request of the Compania Mexicana.
The only application the Mexican Company has pending before [Page 582] the Guatemalan Government is one authorizing it to establish a general air mail and passenger and express service into and out of Guatemala.
I told Morrison that I cannot see my way clear to support such a proposal because it goes beyond the Department’s telegram of August 24, 2 p.m.
On the other hand it appears that my action in interviewing Fomento had been interpreted by some people as support of the above-mentioned application of the Mexican Company. Therefore, I reiterated my position to Morrison and then to Irigoyen and then stated it to President Chacon this afternoon that the Department of State, in view of a request of the Post Office Department, would be pleased if Guatemala would permit United States mail to be brought to the city of Guatemala from Mexico by the Compania Mexicana but that that does not indicate a support of the much more far reaching pending application of that company.