Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1930, Volume III

814.001 Palma, Baudilio/3

The Secretary to the President ( Richey ) to the Secretary of State

Washington , December 13, 1930.

My Dear Mr. Secretary: By direction of the President I am sending you for the appropriate attention of the Department the enclosed message from Baudilio Palma, Guatemala.

Sincerely yours,

Lawrence Richey

[Enclosure—Translation]

The Acting President of Guatemala ( Palma ) to President Hoover

Guatemala [December 12, 1930].

Excellency: As General Lazaro Chacon, President of the Republic, is unable to exercise his functions because of a severe illness, I have been called upon by the Council of Ministers, in accordance with the Constitution, to assume charge of the Presidency of the Republic as I have the honor to communicate to Your Excellency.

Baudilio Palma