715.1715/386: Telegram
The Minister in Honduras (Lay) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 19—12:45 p.m.]
76. Referring to telegram from American Legation, Managua, to the Department, July 31, 5 p.m., and Department’s telegram to this Legation number 39, August 4, 5 p.m. The Honduranean Minister [Page 372] for Foreign Affairs has submitted counterproposal of a protocol with several modifications and additions which I have sent by air mail to Hanna and Department.
The points upon which there is likely to be greatest disagreement between the two Governments are:
- 1.
- Honduras states it cannot accept insertion words “as a basis” after the word “pledge” in article 1 since this modification would fundamentally alter the character of the protocol which should treat only with execution of the Award of the King of Spain without permitting any actuation which might extend it to other conceptions, and,
- 2.
- The insertion of words “an arbitral boundary commission” in article 2, Honduras preferring the words “technical commission”.
The Honduranean Government contend they cannot accept this modification as it would affect the essence of the protocol.