Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1906, (In two parts), Part I

The Acting Secretary of State to Chargé Brown.

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, July 17, 1906.

Merry cables armistice arranged for to-morrow. You will represent this Government’s interests in Guatemala on board the Marblehead temporarily, until the arrival of Minister Combs, but it must be clearly understood that our ministers to Guatemala and Salvador, as well as the Mexican minister to Central America, will be present simply in a friendly advisory capacity. We understand that it is the purpose of the belligerents that negotiations shall be direct between themselves.

Bacon.