815.60/3096: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the President’s Personal Representative in Honduras (Welles)
4. Your April 14, 4 p.m. Department did not reply to your April 11, 10 a.m., because it assumed that you had subsequently received Department’s April 10, 6 p.m., and that you would communicate fully your views regarding advisability of Central American conference after your arrival in Tegucigalpa. In view of possible difficulties attending Central American effort at mediation the Department would prefer to have an expression of your considered views after discussing situation with leaders of all factions and with American Minister. If thereafter you still feel that joint action of Central American republics is advisable Department will extend suitable invitation upon the receipt of your recommendation. It desires, however, that you should carefully consider the possible objections to such action as set forth in Department’s April 10, 6 p.m. The Department would not wish to lose reasonable opportunity to bring about immediate termination of hostilities by waiting for convening of Central American Conference which would entail considerable delay and might inject partisan influences into the deliberations.