714.1515/785: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Guatemala (Geissler)
63. Your telegram No. 102, August 6, 11 a.m. The Department has interpreted the note of August 4 from Guatemala to Honduras as indicating that Guatemala is anxious to have Mr. Davis lay down a provisional line. The Department has by no means reached a decision as to whether or not it would be best under any circumstances for Mr. Davis to lay down a provisional line. Consequently the Department does not desire you to make any suggestions to the Government of Guatemala at this time. For your information, however, the Department desires you to know that it does not feel that Mr. Davis should under any circumstances undertake to lay down a provisional line unless he is free to fix the line unhampered by reservations on the part of either of the two countries, and unless both countries have committed themselves unreservedly to accept such a line as he may lay down. See Department’s telegram No. 37, April 19, 9 p.m.46
[Page 769]While the Department does not know the reason why Honduras canceled the nomination of its Boundary Commissioner, it is the hope of the Department that Guatemala will not make an issue of this action which might further strain the relations between Guatemala and Honduras.