817.00/4727: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt)

[Paraphrase]

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