Office of the Historian

816.01/400: Telegram

The Chargé in Guatemala (Lawton) to the Secretary of State

Guatemala, January 24, 1934—4 p.m.
[Received 7:05 p.m.]

10. Foreign Office informs me that everything is arranged for recognition of Martínez by the three republics tomorrow morning. The Guatemalan Foreign Minister will telegraph the Salvadoran Foreign Minister that recognition is accorded and the Foreign Office will at the same time give out a statement to the press. This last will point out that the 1923 treaty has been denounced by Costa Rica and Salvador but that it remains in force for Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. President Ubico himself will make no statement.

Repeated to Central American Missions.

Lawton