817.48 Earthquake of 1931/106
The Nicaraguan Minister (Sacasa) to the Secretary of State
Excellency: I must express through the worthy channel of Your Excellency, and in the name of the People and Government of my country, to the United States of America, and especially to His Excellency President Hoover and to the Departments of State, War and Navy and to the American Red Cross, the most sincere and profound gratitude for the opportune and earnest assistance which they brought to the relief of the unhappy situation and the deep grief which to-day afflict the capital of Nicaragua.
The genuine spirit of Pan American fraternity so clearly and expressively displayed in the innumerable proofs of sympathy continually offered to us, finds in the hearts of all Nicaraguans an echo of gratitude never to be extinguished and of eternal friendship for this generous Nation.
I avail myself [etc.]