NI–9. Letter from the Ambassador to Nicaragua (Whelan) to the President’s Personal Representative (Eisenhower)1
Managua, September 16,
1958
Dear Milton:
The morning you left I promised to give you the results of your visit to Nicaragua. I have purposely delayed so as to be absolutely sure of the reactions obtained. Here they are:
- 1.
- The President is pleased; the Cabinet and the Government are happy.
- 2.
- The business interest, as a result of you frank and hard-hitting reply, are well satisfied.
- 3.
- The opposition political parties, who had a chance to sound off without interruption, are now convinced that you have taken their stories to President Ike and they are happy.
- 4.
- The press, because of equal treatment to both American and local representatives, are happy.
- 5.
- The students found out they had made a mistake and sent a delegation around two weeks ago to tell us so and at the same time to pick up a little money for their annual celebration.
- 6.
- The so-called intellectuals who were abusive in their visit with you, have been very apologetic. As a result the speaker who, as you know, was very much to the left, has been removed from office and the Medical Association overwhelmingly defeated his candidate for the presidency.
Your colleagues, Messrs. Rubottom, Waugh, McIntosh and Coughran contributed greatly to the success of the visit.
[Facsimile Page 2]In short, everyone is satisfied. We just have not been able to pick up any antagonistic statements. Your visit resulted in much good for the United States, this Embassy and myself. Thank you.
With kindest personal regards,
Sincerely,
Thomas E.
Whelan
- Source: Department of State, ARA/OAP Files, Lot 61 D 56, “Correspondence with Amb. Whelan Nicaragua 1958.” The source text was transmitted under cover of a letter dated September 22, from Whelan to Rubottom; it is a carbon copy bearing Whelan’s typed name.↩