715.1715/568: Telegram
The Chargé in Nicaragua (Castleman) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:30 p.m.]
102. General Somoza would be glad to have a neutral zone on the frontier, but his practical concept of such a zone, while reasonable from a Nicaraguan viewpoint, would involve withdrawals by Honduras to which I firmly believe she would not consent, and the communication of which might even possibly arouse Honduran indignation.
Cramp and I have discussed the matter by telephone. He did not receive a favorable reaction to his very guarded inquiry at Tegucigalpa, and he and I venture to believe that this is not the moment for the idea but that it had better be left dormant.
Repeated to Tegucigalpa.