714.1515/707: Telegram
The Minister in Guatemala (Geissler) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 8—12:25 a.m.]
78. A note just received from the Minister for Foreign Affairs says, after reciting the substance of the proposal of Mr. Kellogg,27 that:
“The Government of Guatemala, which is most desirous of arranging definitely its boundary question with Honduras as well as [Page 748] in order to demonstrate to the friendly Government of the United States appreciation of its valuable and disinterested mediation, accepts with pleasure the suggestion of His Excellency the Secretary of State regarding submission of the matter to the decision of the International Central American Tribunal established by the Convention of February 7, 1923. By virtue thereof it will today convoke the Legislative Assembly that it may meet in extraordinary session for the exclusive purpose of asking of it authorization for the Executive to enter into the treaty of arbitration suggested in the courteous note which I am answering. I request Your Excellency to be pleased to reiterate to His Excellency, Secretary of State Kellogg, the gratitude of the Government of Guatemala for the friendly good offices of the Government of the United States.”
Repeated to Tegucigalpa.