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Ambassador Combs has been informed by the President of Guatemala that all prisoners of war not yet exchanged are being returned to El Salvador by ship. Combs also relates that the president is angry at insinuations that the prisoners have been mistreated.
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1906-07-23
Leslie Combs suggests that William Lawrence Merry should continue in El Salvador until the army has disbanded.
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1906-07-21
Ambassador to Brazil David E. Thompson forwards Secretary of State Root telegrams discussing armistice negotiations in Central America.
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1906-07-19
Rudolph Forster writes to William Loeb about the situation in Guatemala and neighboring nations, including military operations and the progress of talks with Guatemalan delegates.
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1906-07-18
Ambassador to Mexico David E. Thompson sends Secretary of State Elihu Root translations of telegrams given to him by Mexican President Porfirio Díaz between July 12 and July 15. The telegrams reveal Diáz’s efforts to urge the Presidents of Guatemala and El Salvador to agree to an armistice, in hopes of negotiating peace. Thompson notes that if Guatemalan President Estrada Cabrera is suspicious of Diáz’s intentions, President Roosevelt can assure him that Diáz is simply interested in peace for the two countries. Thompson finds Diáz to be sincere and correct in his dealings with both.
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1906-07-17
Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb a telegram informing him of the armistice for the war in Central America. Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala, wants an armistice, “but at feasible hour mutually agreed upon.” He includes a telegram from Estrada Cabrera to President Roosevelt explaining that President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico set the armistice at 5 a.m., but it was delivered five hours later while Salvadorian forces were attacking.
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1906-07-16
Alvey A. Adee is responding to “Merry’s telegram.” He tells Robert Bacon that he thinks the United States should urge Honduras to remain neutral rather than joining El Salvador in negotiating terms with Guatemala.
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1906-07-16
Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb copies of telegrams regarding negotiations for peace between Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. In the telegrams, President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala expresses his desire for peace and welcomes President Roosevelt’s involvement. President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and representatives of the Costa Rican government are also willing to be involved in negotiations.
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1906-07-15
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon has received El Salvador’s acceptance (of terms to end a border conflict) from the President of Guatemala. He asks President Roosevelt’s permission to send it over Roosevelt’s signature.
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1906-07-15
Pedro Jose Escalon, President of El Salvador, accepts the offer of President Roosevelt to coordinate negotiations to settle hostilities between Salvador and Guatemala. Escalon accepted the offer of the USS Marblehead for the conclusion of the treaty in neutral waters.
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1906-07-14
Minister Leslie Combs sailed to the United States yesterday thinking that peace was assured, but the special peace mission failed and troops from El Salvador invaded Guatemala. President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala has declared a state of war with El Salvador. General Tomás Regalado was killed in a skirmish.
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1906-07-13
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon writes to William Loeb that due to the renewed hostilities, he has sent telegrams in the President’s name to Guatemala and El Salvador, sending copies to Mexico and Loeb.
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1906-07-13
P. M. Brown tells Secretary of State Root that Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma accepts in principle the proposals for peace, but has reservations and conditions.
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1906-07-13
Tomás Regalado, former president of El Salvador, was killed in the fighting today. The result is uncertain, but tending toward peace.
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1906-07-12
William Lawrence Merry has informed Leslie Combs that negotiations for peace between Guatemala and El Salvador have begun. Combs believes that the Guatemalan government is entitled to a definitive answer regarding disarmament and advises Secretary of State Root to ask Merry to obtain an answer.
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1906-07-09
United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador Merry reports to Secretary of State Root that efforts to promote peace have been fruitless, and that the commanding officer of El Salvadorian troops has forced a fight on Guatemalan territory. A declaration of war has not yet been made.
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1906-07-10
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon agrees to the positioning of war vessels off the coast to protect the interests of the United States. Bacon advises David E. Thompson, Ambassador to Mexico, to telegraph Secretary of War Russell Alger regarding the acts of El Salvador which indicate wanton aggression. Peace may be secured through moral pressure by the United States and Mexico.
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1906-07-12
Telegram to let the State Department know that the Guatemalan forces have defeated the Salvadorians and order and security exists.
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1906-07-12
Acting Secretary of State Bacon informs Ambassador Thompson that President Roosevelt is thankful for the cooperation of Mexican President Porfirio Díaz in maintaining peace in Central America. Bacon quotes the text of a telegram Roosevelt sent to President Pedro José Escalón of El Salvador and President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala urging arbitration between the two countries.
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1906-07-13
Representatives of the five Central American Republics met in Washington, D.C., upon invitation of President Roosevelt and Mexican President Porfirio Díaz with the goal of preserving good relations between the respective countries. The representatives agreed to meet during the first fifteen days of November in Washington, D.C., to discuss and adjust any differences between the republics. The countries promise to maintain peaceful relations until that time, and to submit any unresolved differences that may arise before the conference to Roosevelt and Díaz.
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1907-09-11