814.00/1255: Telegram

The Minister in Nicaragua (Lane) to the Secretary of State

77. My telegram No. 66, September 4, noon.39 Minister for Foreign Affairs read to me this morning letter of July 30th recently received from President Ubico to President Sacasa informing latter of decision of Constituent Assembly to suspend certain articles of Guatemalan Constitution until 1943. Minister promised to inform me of the nature of the President’s reply.

In strict confidence he said that he is sounding out other Central American countries regarding their replies and expressed the hope that we would inform him of ours. I said I would transmit his request to the Department.

Lane
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