Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1931, Volume II

817.48 Earthquake of 1931/10: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Nicaragua (Beaulac)

Washington, March 31, 1931—noon.

24. Press reports announce serious earthquake.¹ Please report.

Stimson

1. The earthquake occurred a few minutes after 10 o’clock on the morning of March 31. See The American National Red Cross, Managua Earthquake: Official Report of the Relief Work in Nicaragua after the Earthquake of March 31, 1931 (Washington, 1931), p. 5.