714.1515/876: Telegram
The Minister in Guatemala (Geissler) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:30 p.m.]
65. Yesterday evening I conferred with President Chacón, Minister for Foreign Affairs Designate Aguirre, and Minister to Washington Recinos. I communicated orally the complaint of Honduras as reported by the Legation at Tegucigalpa, May 23, 3 p.m., and I made the representations instructed by the Department’s May 29, 5 p.m.
They said that the Government of Guatemala has aimed to refrain from any action which might aggravate the boundary dispute and will continue to do so.
Regarding Cinchado, they stated that Guatemala has exercised jurisdiction there since ancient times and that the two buildings replacing houses destroyed by cyclone have been completed.
Recinos stated the attitude of the Government on behalf of the President in an informal memorandum [which] reads as follows:
“Guatemala has no military nor civilian force in Chachagualilla nor has it had such since the first part of the year 1928.
“Guatemala has done no new agricultural work in the zone of the status quo. According to reports in the possession of the Government of Guatemala, Honduras is the one which is doing new agricultural work in that zone.
“Guatemala accepted the arbitration proposal of June last year submitted by the Department of State. Guatemala has no official [Page 950] information regarding the attitude of the Government of Honduras. Guatemala entertains the hope that Honduras will accept that proposal at an early date to the end that the boundary question be settled as soon as possible.”
Repeated to Honduras.