839.51/3934: Telegram
The Minister in the Dominican Republic (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:55 p.m.]
35. Department’s instruction No. 199 of August 25, 1933. As reported in my air mail despatch 1139, September 2, which was mailed prior to receipt yesterday of your instruction referred to, I spoke to the President of the Republic informally September 2 regarding expediency of remitting at least substantial portion of surplus in the emergency fund for amortization. Today in conversation with the Minister for Foreign Affairs41 I referred to my conversation with the President and said I had now been directed to make representations on this subject but that if I should receive assurances that spontaneous action would be taken by the Dominican Government in the near future I would refrain from making official representations at this time. The Minister for Foreign Affairs said that the matter was now receiving earnest consideration of the Government and that he thought favorable action would be taken within one week. The Minister did not indicate what the amount of the remittance would be if made but I made it plain to the Minister for Foreign Affairs today.
- Arturo Logroño, appointed Dominican Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, September 1, 1933.↩