46. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Dominican Republic1
696. We have been informed by Mora that Nuncio in Santo Domingo has agreement of Colonel Bosch and Molina Urena for a cease-fire subject to following two conditions:
- 1.
- Guarantee of personal safety of all individuals on both sides regardless of ideology or band with which operating including those in jail or in asylum.
- 2.
- A commission of the OAS should act as arbitrator between the two sides.
Mora asked on behalf of Nuncio that we make available helicopter to transport Nuncio to San Isidro for conversations with Junta representatives. You will recall that Nuncio in trying to arrange cease fire is acting pursuant to COAS request.
We share your apprehensions expressed to Mann this morning by telephone that Nuncio may undermine moral of Junta forces and leaders.2 We are particularly concerned that Junta may regard Nuncio as [Page 108] US spokesman if he covers points other than those mentioned above. You should therefore contact Wessin and key leaders in Junta, including especially those now at San Isidro, and inform them of firm US determination to prevent communist take-over in Santo Domingo and strategy outlined in Deptel 695.3 Once Junta leaders are fully informed of our position and once you have made clear that we do not know and would not necessarily support all suggestions that Nuncio may make, you should make helicopter available to Nuncio. All of this should be done as quickly as possible as USG does not wish to be in position of impeding Nuncioʼs efforts to carry out COAS request. Nuncio being advised through Mora to contact you.
- Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 DOM REP. Secret; Flash. Drafted and approved by Mann and cleared by Grant G. Hilliker (S/S). Repeated to CINCLANT and DOD.↩
- Not further identified.↩
- Document 45.↩