715.1715/108a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua ( Jefferson )
Washington
,
December 11, 1919, 3
p.m.
Reports continue to reach Department from Honduras that Nicaragua continues to cut timber in disputed territory. You are instructed to bring matter to the attention of the Government and to urge upon it the importance of maintaining the status quo. The Department has instructed Legation at Tegucigalpa to obtain the removal of the telegraph lines installed in disputed territory by Honduran Government.
Lansing