817.00 Johnson Electoral Mission/20

The Secretary of State to the Personal Representative of the President in Nicaragua ( Johnson )

My Dear Captain Johnson: The President having submitted your name to the President of Nicaragua for appointment as Chairman of the Nicaraguan National Board of Elections, and the Supreme Court of Nicaragua on May 23 having appointed you to that position, I take pleasure in transmitting herewith your commission as the [Page 639] Personal Representative of the President of the United States in Nicaragua, with the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

In handing you this commission, I am authorized by the President to inform you that your mission in Nicaragua will be to carry on to a further point of advancement the cooperation of this Government in electoral matters which was extended during the Presidential elections of 1928, and which the Government of Nicaragua has requested, shall likewise be extended in connection with the impending Congressional elections and the later Presidential elections.

It is also the President’s desire that you should, during your stay in Nicaragua, study conditions, both political and military, and make recommendations to the President and to me and do everything possible to assist the Nicaraguan Government in electoral and military matters. During your sojourn in Nicaragua you will rank immediately after the American Minister.

I am [etc.]

Henry L. Stimson