817.51/1995: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt)
177. Your telegram No. 336, September 8, 3 p.m.81 The Department communicated with the bankers and the latter state that they are in receipt of a request from the President of Nicaragua for a railroad dividend of $100,000, and that the President agreed that the money would not be used for political purposes. The bankers say that there is a very large sum available for dividends and that they see no grounds on which a dividend of $100,000 can be withheld, provided that assurances are given that the money will be properly used. …
The Department, however, wishes you to tell the President that it has been informed of his request for a dividend, coupled with his assurance that the money will not be used for political purposes, and that it presumes this to mean that the money will not be used for political purposes either before or after November 4. Please ask President Diaz to confirm this understanding.
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