714.1515/909
The Assistant Secretary of State (White) to the Minister in Honduras (Summerlin), Temporarily in New York
Washington, July 18, 1929.
Dear Summie: Here is the statement that the
Secretary told you yesterday he would like to have prepared for you
to deliver verbally
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to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs. It has been approved by the
Secretary.
With best wishes for a bon voyage and hoping
that all will go well,
Yours very sincerely,
[Enclosure]
Oral Statement To Be Delivered by the
American Minister (Summerlin) to the Honduran Minister for Foreign
Affairs (Ulloa)
I am charged by the Secretary of State to convey to Your
Excellency his most cordial greetings. As you know, Mr. Stimson
was in Nicaragua a little over two years ago and, as a
consequence thereof, has a very particular interest in the
Central American countries and in promoting prosperity and
peaceful relations among them. He feels that the unsettled
boundary questions present the only obstacle to assuring the
prosperity of and peaceful relations among the Central American
countries. He has therefore instructed me to express not only
his great interest in this matter but also his ardent desire
that these boundary questions will be promptly settled to the
complete satisfaction of all parties. I am instructed by the
Secretary of State to say that he is happy to note that there
appears to be a reasonable prospect of a definite settlement of
the boundary between Honduras and Nicaragua23 at a not distant date, and that he very much
hopes that the Honduran Government will again consider most
carefully all matters connected with the boundary dispute with
Guatemala, with a view to arriving at a prompt solution of that
question also. Mr. Stimson feels that it will be to the great
advantage of both countries to dispose of this matter as rapidly
as possible and he will consequently welcome any suggestions
Your Excellency’s Government may have to make with this end in
view.
