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The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua (Hanna)
117. Please deliver following message from the Secretary of State to President Moncada:
“It has been a matter of sincere gratification to me to learn that the elections on November 6 were held in an orderly and peaceful manner and under conditions which for the third successive time assured to the voters of Nicaragua an opportunity for the free, fair and impartial expression of their views. I congratulate Your Excellency and the people of Nicaragua on this further demonstration of the sense of civic responsibility achieved by your country, which has thus steadily built up an invaluable tradition of holding free and fair elections.[”]