715.1715/1169: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Costa Rica ( Hornibrook )

23. For Corrigan. Your 63 [64], April 7, 1 p.m. It is hoped that the agreement of the Honduran delegation to a recess can be obtained without effort on the part of the Costa Rican member of the Commission to make it appear that the Honduran Government has been intransigent or rigid in its attitude.

Before authorizing you to come to Washington the Department desires to have your considered views after an exhaustive canvass of the situation with the other two members. The purpose of this careful study, as stated in the Department’s telegram no. 22, April 1, 1 p.m., is to elaborate the possible bases of a solution that might be taken up with the two disputant countries at their respective capitals.

There has been no indication from you as to whether action will be taken prior to the recess along the lines indicated in the penultimate paragraph of the Department’s no. 20, March 18, 6 p.m. The Department strongly believes that this action is highly desirable.

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