Office of the Historian

839.00/3359: Telegram

The Minister in the Dominican Republic (Curtis) to the Acting Secretary of State

Santo Domingo, March 21, 1930—noon.
[Received 2:25 p.m.]

37. Your 19, March 19, 4 p.m. Trujillo’s office precludes him from being a party to the agreement closing the revolution; but Brache, the director of the political party which has nominated him, agreed to his elimination; the agreement was first written then modified but was not signed and has been violated in many of its details.

[Paraphrase.] In accordance with the Department’s suggestion, I requested Colonel Cutts to come here, although there is already a possibility that Trujillo will withdraw his candidacy. [End paraphrase.]

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