818.154/233
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Costa Rica (Sack)
Sir: I have received your despatch No. 792, of August 2, 1935,11 in which you state that you will take no further action on the claim of the Simmons Construction Corporation, pending receipt of further instructions from the Department, in view of your opinion that such action may have an unfavorable bearing on the trade agreement negotiations12 now in progress with the Costa Rican Government.
While the Department is reluctant to delay further the presentation to the Foreign Minister of the content of instruction No. 182, of July 12, 1935, you are authorized under the circumstances to make formal acknowledgment of the receipt of the Costa Rican Government’s note [Page 471] dated May 21, 1935. You should add the statement that this Government is giving careful consideration to the Foreign Minister’s note, with its enclosures, and that a detailed reply will be submitted in the near future.
As soon as you deem it opportune to do so, you should present a note embodying the content of the Department’s instruction No. 182. I trust that the trade agreement negotiations will be sufficiently advanced to permit you to present this note not later than October 1, 1935.
Very truly yours,