817.00/6177: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt)

[Paraphrase]

8. Your 17, January 9, 2 p.m. It is the feeling of the Department that this is a matter in which the decision and responsibility should rest with the Government of Nicaragua alone. If martial law is established, it should be carried out by the authorities of Nicaragua only.

Kellogg