816.01/392: Telegram
The Minister in Honduras (Lay) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:11 p.m.]
3. The following telegram has been sent to the Legation at Managua.
“January 22, 11 a.m. I showed your telegram of January 20, 12 p.m.,26 to Crisanto Sacasa last night after he had a preliminary talk with President Carías.
Senator Sacasa says that Ubico is in entire accord with President Sacasa; that a conference should be called to modify treaty, but Ubico believes that any statement to this effect made previous to or simultaneous with recognition might give impression that recognition was being made contingent upon the calling of a conference to which Ubico was opposed.
General Carías sent a telegram yesterday to President Ubico with a view to reconciling differences in methods.
Senator Sacasa feels that if date for recognition January 25 is postponed suspicions will be aroused and discussions drawn out for a long time.
I suggest that President Sacasa redraft his proposed plan quoted in your telegram of January 18, 12 p.m.,27 to conform with his concessions to Ubico mentioned in your telegram of January 20, 12 p.m.,26 and any further ones to meet Ubico’s views on above point without abandoning the principles contained in his proposal, and telegraph this plan modified as to methods to President Ubico and through Crisanto Sacasa to President Carías.
Repeated to Department.”