711.00 Statement July 16, 1937/162: Telegram
The Minister in El Salvador (Corrigan) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:49 p.m.]
43. Referring to Department’s circular telegram August 4, 1 p.m., text of Mr. Hull’s statement of July 16 was brought to the attention of the Minister for Foreign Affairs informally, and under date of July 29 he despatched a note to the Legation, an informal translation follows:
“Excellency: I desire to thank Your Excellency in a special manner for your courtesy in sending me the declarations published by His Excellency, the Secretary of State of the United States, relative to the questions and suggestions he declared recently about various aspects of the problem of peace.
I have read those declarations with the attention that they merit and for their importance and the nobility of their teaching and for the idealistic purpose that animates them, it pleases me to observe that they contain theses of the greatest interest for the work of peace that the illustrious Government which is presided over by His Excellency President Roosevelt has proposed as a standard.
It gives me great satisfaction to confirm that the declarations themselves happily coincide in spirit with the policy of the Government of General Martínez10 who always has been and still is disposed to lend his friendly aid to the extent of his ability towards international peace”.
- President of El Salvador.↩