“The Mediation Commission in the boundary dispute between
Honduras and Nicaragua:
Considering: That mediation was
agreed upon by the Governments of Costa Rica, the United
States of America and the United States of Venezuela
through identical cablegrams sent simultaneously to the
Governments of Honduras and Nicaragua, dated October 21,
1937,42
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the contents
of which were repeated literally and definitely (explicitamente) accepted by these
Governments in the respective communications dated the
following day October 22, 1937,43
from their Ministries of Foreign Relations;
That in the cablegram referred to in tendering the
accepted mediation it was stated that they would
proceed:
‘In the hope that this question would facilitate
a peaceful settlement of the boundary controversy
which unfortunately had arisen between the two
republics’;
That in the same cablegram it is specified (se determina) as a proceeding
(como gestión) of the
mediating Governments in the final stage of the
mediation, now in course to;
‘Offer suggestions acceptable to both parties which
may be adopted by Honduras and Nicaragua with the
object of arriving at a definitive settlement of the
controversy’:
Considering: That in the ninth
article of the Pact of Mutual Offers signed by the
delegations of the two countries, before the Mediation
Commission on December 10, 1937,44 which was definitely accepted by
the Governments of Honduras and Nicaragua, these
countries agreed to:
‘Solve the present conflict by pacific means as
established by International Law’:
Considering: That the documents
referred to, which were definitely accepted by both
Governments as previously expressed, are fundamental
documents, to whose stipulations the Commission
necessarily must confine itself in order to achieve the
high objectives entrusted to it, for which it is
indispensable to have knowledge of said dispute and the
situation as it exists at the present time, in order to
offer pursuant thereto suggestions with the object of
arriving at a definitive settlement:
It Is Resolved: To cordially
invite the Delegations of Honduras and Nicaragua to
present in writing to the Commission: (a) an exposition, as brief (sintética) as possible, of the dispute in
question; and (b) the pacific
means as established by International Law, which in
their opinion might be adopted in order to arrive at a
definitive settlement, as previously stated.”
With the request that Your Excellencies proceed in accordance
with the resolution herein transcribed, it is a pleasure to
express the testimony of our highest and most distinguished
consideration.44a
