816.01/12–2044
The Chargé in Haiti (Abbott) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 26.]
Sir: I have the honor to report that the Department’s views relative to the recognition of the present regime in El Salvador, as set forth in its circular telegram of November 18, 1944, 12:00 midnight, were conveyed to the Haitian Foreign Minister by note.61
In his reply, a copy of which with translation, is transmitted herewith,62 Mr. Lescot observes that the new orientation, or broadening of the scope that certain American states wish to give to the consultation recommended by Resolution XXII of the Committee of Political Defense at Montevideo, perhaps endangers one of the basic principles [Page 1113] of Pan American international law—that of non-intervention; points out that this attitude should receive serious consideration; and concludes by stating that in the opinion of the Haitian Government there are grounds for recognizing any regime of an American state accepted by its people, capable of maintaining internal order and of respecting international obligations if it can be established that this regime does not suffer any external or extra-continental influences capable of harming the collective security of the hemisphere.
Respectfully yours,
[Continuing consultation among the American Republics in late 1944 failed to develop a consensus of opinion on the merits and timing of Salvadoran recognition. Further consultation was therefore postponed until after the presidential election in El Salvador in January 1945.]