817.001 Somoza, Anastasio/7a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Nicaraguan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ramirez Brown)

I have the honor to advise you that the President of the United States of America has named the Honorable Boaz W. Long, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, as his Special Representative with the rank of Ambassador at the ceremonies of the inauguration of President-elect Anastasio Somoza on January 1st.

I have the honor to request that Your Excellency will kindly arrange to have this notification of Mr. Long’s designation accepted [Page 851] in order that he may be recognized as the Special Representative of the President of the United States of America at the ceremonies.

R. Walton Moore