Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The American Republics, Volume V

810.20 Defense/521/16: Telegram

The Minister in Honduras (Erwin) to the Secretary of State

Tegucigalpa, June 4, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received 6:50 p.m.]

30. Referring to Department’s telegrams of June 3, 3 p.m.⁷⁹ and 5 p.m.⁸⁰ 1940, I have conferred with President of Honduras⁸¹ who heartily approves proposal and pledges fullest cooperation of Honduran Government. In order to safeguard secrecy his present plan is to limit his representation to two persons namely his Secretary of War, Navy and Aviation, Juan Galvez and his Minister for Foreign Affairs, Salvador Aguirre.

Erwin

79. See footnote 29, p. 16.
80. Telegram of June 3, 5 p.m., not found in Department files.
81. Tiburcio Carías Andino.