817.00/6218
The Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt) to the Secretary of
State
Managua, February 13, 1929.
[Received
February 23.]
No. 914Sir: With reference to my telegram No. 8 of
January 4th (4 p.m.),62
I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy and an English translation
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of a note from the Acting
Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he states that the President of
Nicaragua, being desirous of laying the foundation for lasting peace in
the Republic by the practice of free institutions and as the first step
in a general plan aiming at the attainment of truly free elections in
the future, requests that the President of the United States designate
an American citizen to be appointed by the Supreme Court of Nicaragua as
President of the National Board of Elections.
I have been informed by the President that, the Presidential elections of
November 1928 having been completed in accordance with the Executive
Decree of March 21, 1928, and General McCoy having resigned as President
of the National Board of Elections, the Dodds Electoral Law of 1923 has
again come into effect.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Nicaraguan Acting Minister for Foreign
Affairs (Cordero
Reyes) to the American
Minister (Eberhardt)
Managua, February 12, 1929.
No. 64Excellency: Under special instructions from
His Excellency the President I have pleasure in informing Your
Excellency that my Government being desirous of laying the
foundation for peace in the Republic in a firm and stable manner, by
the practice of free institutions, has arrived at an agreement with
the Honorable Supreme Court of Justice, by which this High Tribunal,
in the exercise of the powers which are conferred on it by the
Electoral Law of March 20, 1923, will appoint a citizen of the
United States of America, previously designated by His Excellency
the President of the United States, as President of the National
Board of Elections, in order to assure complete impartiality of this
official, and as the primary part of a general plan aiming at the
attainment of truly free elections in the future.
The President desires to obtain in a permanent way the valuable
cooperation of the United States in the stability of the Republic in
Nicaragua; and to this end, I venture to request that Your
Excellency be so kind as to bring to the knowledge of the
enlightened Government at Washington the aims above mentioned and to
opportunely urge the designation of the American citizen to preside
over the National Board of Elections.
I am also authorized to advise Your Excellency that the Government of
the Republic will pay to the said President a salary of eight
thousand dollars a year.
With confidence that Your Excellency’s enlightened Government will
agree to continue lending us its assistance for such noble ends, I
am pleased to convey to Your Excellency in advance the deep
appreciation of my Government.
I avail myself [etc.]
