817.00/4727: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, April 27,
1927—6 p.m.
79. For Stimson: Your telegram number 109, dated April 26, noon.
- 1.
- With regard to intimating to Sacasa or his representatives that forcible disarming may prove to be an alternative to a settlement by negotiating, you are authorized to use your own discretion.
- 2.
- The same authority is given you with regard to announcing that the insurgents will not be allowed to cross the Tipitapa River.
- 3.
- The Department of the Navy is communicating directly with Admiral Latimer on the question of reenforcements in the event that forcible disarming becomes necessary.
Kellogg