816.01/391: Telegram
The Chargé in Guatemala (Lawton) to the Secretary of State
Guatemala, January 22, 1934—1
p.m.
[Received 5:35 p.m.]
[Received 5:35 p.m.]
8. This morning President Ubico showed me copies of telegrams he had sent to the Presidents of Nicaragua and Honduras indicating his agreement to the following procedure:
- 1.
- Recognition on a day to be agreed upon;
- 2.
- At the time of recognition the Foreign Ministers of the three countries to announce that the treaties remain in force for Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua; and
- 3.
- In February the three republics together to invite Salvador and Costa Rica to attend a conference to revise the treaties of peace and friendship.
In these telegrams President Ubico suggested postponing recognition for one week in view of the recent disturbances in Salvador; but he did not propose another date. He informed me that, in view of the developments in Salvador, it might be better to wait a few days before fixing another date.
Repeated to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Lawton