Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The American Republics, Volume V

715.1715/1078: Telegram

The Secretary to the Special Representative of the President (Ocheltree) to the Secretary of State

San José, December 30, 1937—noon.
[Received 4:15 p.m.]

47. Referring to Department’s telegram No. 42, December 24, 11 a.m., to the Legation at Panama City and telegram No. 95, from the Legation in reply.

1. A copy of the Commission’s note No. 35 dated December 17 informing the delegations of the existence of a permanent secretariat charged with receiving all communications and reports which directly or indirectly concern or might interest the Mediation Commission was transmitted to the Department with the minutes of the Commission by despatch No. 42 of December 18⁶⁹ via S. S. Veragua due at New York January 2. In reply to the Commission’s note the Honduran delegation made a brief acknowledgment of the resolutions made by the Commission, stating they would communicate them to their Government. The Nicaraguan delegation made a similar reply, adding [apparent omission] to leave a permanent secretariat in San José for all reports and communications which might concern or interest the objectives of the mediation, under the direction of the Nicaraguan Minister at San José. Copies of this correspondence will be forwarded to the Department tomorrow by airmail.

2. In conversation last week with the President of the Commission regarding possible visits to the disputant countries he recalled that the Commission had tentatively agreed off the record that Dr. Santiago Rodrigues would visit Honduras and Nicaragua on some such occasion as conferring of decorations by the Venezuelan Government.

3. The status of the proposals for formation of a board of military experts was reported by airmail despatch No. 41, December 17.⁶⁹

Ocheltree

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