816.01 Caffery Mission/10: Telegram
The Minister in El Salvador (Curtis) to the Secretary of State
San
Salvador, December 28,
1931—noon.
[Received 2:40 p.m.]
[Received 2:40 p.m.]
127. From Caffery. Legation’s telegram No. 124, December 23, 6 p.m., first two sentences of second paragraph. Castaneda insistently desires that I consult the Department regarding his somewhat original thesis that the word “election” refers only to popular elections for President and not to elections by the Assembly.
The military remain in complete control of the situation and firmly back up Martínez and Castaneda. [Caffery.]
Curtis