860F.00/762: Telegram
The Minister in Guatemala (Des Portes) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:12 p.m.]
8. The Foreign Office has just informed me that the German Legation has formally notified this Government of the absorption of Czechoslovakia and that the communication has been acknowledged without comment. President Ubico now requests the advice and counsel of the American Government as to the attitude which should be adopted with respect to this aggression. He also suggests the convenience and desirability of the United States taking the initiative in effecting throughout Latin America a common policy and united front towards the de facto occupation. The Department’s telegraphic instructions would be appreciated.