715.1715/931: Telegram
The Special Representative of the President (Corrigan) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 13—9:20 a.m.]
10. This afternoon’s meeting of the Commission was devoted to consideration of the suggestions to be made by it to the two contending Governments. The first draft suggests that the two Governments make reciprocal offers on the following nine points:
(1) To abstain from troop mobilizations; (2) to withdraw from the border and from nearby areas all troops in excess of those normally maintained there, reverting to the position on August 1st, and informing the Commission when this has been accomplished; (3) to suspend immediately all arms purchases in excess of normal; (4) to prevent flights by military airplanes over border areas; (5) to give efficacious protection to citizens of one country resident in the territory of the other; (6) to avoid the use of stamps containing maps of either country and to withdraw those now in circulation (it is hoped by this wording to save Nicaragua’s face by obtaining withdrawal of the 1925 Honduran stamp as well as the recent Nicaraguan issue); (7) to invite the press to cooperate and to prevent the publication of inflammatory articles in order to maintain the spirit of serenity and cooperation recently adopted by the press of both nations; (8) to exact a similar attitude on the part of radio broadcasting stations; (9) the Commission will request both Governments to inform it of any happening which might give rise to difficulties of any kind, and will suggest that such communications be kept confidential, to prevent their premature publication.
I would appreciate the Department’s telegraphic comment and suggestions on these points.