817.1051/723: Telegram
The Minister in Nicaragua ( Hanna ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:33 p.m.]
239. My 232 December 7, 3 p.m. All grades in the Guardia have now been filled with Nicaraguan officers who are at their posts. In accordance with the pre-electoral agreement between the political parties to continue the Guardia Nacional as a nonpartisan, noncombatant institution, one half of the officers in each grade newly appointed to the higher grades are Liberals and one half Conservatives. All American officers were withdrawn yesterday from the departments of Nueva Segovia, Jinotega, Esteli, Matagalpa, and Chontales and all posts in those departments are now commanded by Nicaraguan officers under control of course of the headquarters in Managua. Complete evacuation of all American troops from Nicaragua will be effected January 2.