Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The American Republics, Volume V

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

No. 2785

Tegucigalpa, March 11, 1943.
[Received March 16.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s circular airgrams of January 19, 1943, 8:00 p.m.,⁵⁴ January 30, 1943, 3:10 p.m., and February 19, 1943, 7:50 p.m.,⁵⁵ and to report that Decentralization Plan A⁵⁶ is to become effective in Honduras April 1, 1943.

This Legation has just been informed that the Department has suggested that Plan A be not started in El Salvador until April 1, in lieu of the original starting date of March 1, in order that there be opportunity to accumulate and forward needed data.

The Legation requests an instruction as to whether the starting date of April 1 in Honduras is approved by the Department or whether some later date should be selected.⁵⁷

Respectfully yours,

John D. Erwin

54. Ante, p. 106.
55. Neither printed.
56. For an outline of the plan, see circular airgram of January 19, 8 p.m., p. 106.
57. This date appeared to be satisfactory.