Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The American Republics, Volume V

810.24/70: Telegram

The Minister in Honduras (Erwin) to the Secretary of State

Tegucigalpa, July 11, 1939—noon.
[Received 2:20 p.m.]

21. Referring to my telegram No. 20, July 8, 1 p.m.,¹¹ President Carias, after giving careful consideration and check up, states that he sees no immediate necessity for purchase of military and naval material for defense purposes thus made available, but that he welcomes the enactment of this legislation and states Honduras will undoubtedly avail itself of same at a later date.

The regrettable delay in replying to the Department’s telegram was occasioned by the conditions outlined in my strictly confidential despatch number 661 of April 27, 1939.¹¹

Erwin

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