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On behalf of the government of Honduras, Minister Ángel Ugarte writes Acting Secretary of State Adee requesting the United States’ support in maintaining Honduras’ neutrality in the probable war between El Salvador and Nicaragua.
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1907-08-18
Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy notifies President Roosevelt that through official channels of communication, Mexico informed El Salvador that it recognizes the provisional government of Honduras and its neutrality. Godoy mentions the inevitability of war between Nicaragua and Guatemala, with the latter being the aggressor and receiving Salvadorian aid.
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1907-08-17
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee asks William Loeb to inform Secretary of State Elihu Root that he received a note from Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy stating Mexico recognizes the provisional government in Honduras and its neutrality. He gives additional information about which officials to contact.
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1907-08-14
Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy informs Assistant Secretary of State Bacon that Mexico recognizes Honduras’s provisional government.
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1907-08-12
In a speech to the Mexican Congress, President Díaz addresses the successful mediation of the conflict between Guatemala and El Salvador by the United States and Mexico. An armistice was accepted between the two countries and Honduras, who was an ally of El Salvador, on July 19, 1906. A peace treaty was ratified soon after. Díaz hopes that through the efforts of President Roosevelt and himself, an “enduring harmony” in Central America will ensue.
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1906-09-16
Don Juan Barrios Morales writes to Leslie Combs on behalf of Guatemalan President Manuel Estrada Cabrera. Morales expresses gratitude for the aid of the United States in bringing peace to Guatemala and to the republics of El Salvador and Honduras. It is President Roosevelt’s “marked and able diplomacy” that has largely contributed to the “harmony and brotherhood of Central America.”
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1906-07-28
The President of Honduras Manuel Bonilla is grateful on behalf of his government and people to President Roosevelt for his mediation in obtaining peace between Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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1906-07-22
Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon desires that Minister Merry will express President Roosevelt’s thanks to the President of Honduras for his “cordial message” in the same manner in which he addressed the delegates yesterday.
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1906-07-22
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
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
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
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
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil, Secretary General of the 3rd International American Conference, transmits a resolution to Secretary of State Root thanking the United States for the actions it took to help successfully mediate a peace agreement between Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. He asks Root to transmit the resolution to President Roosevelt.
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1906-07-26
Rudolph Forster forwards several cablegrams from charge d’affaires George Brown relating to a peace conference in Central America. Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras are involved in the conference.
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1906-07-19
Rudolph Forster forwards William Loeb the text of a telegram just received from Philip Marshall Brown, reporting on progress toward an armistice in the war in Central America. At the request of Guatemalan President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Brown has informed the Government of Honduras that Guatemala “will not force trouble if Honduras will not molest Guatemala.” Honduras may need direct encouragement from Washington to make peace.
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1906-07-16
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee updates President Roosevelt with information about news from Honduras and Guatemala. Harry Percival Garthwaite has contacted Washington D.C. with word that President Fernando Figueroa of San Salvador will withdraw his troops from the frontiers in light of mediation from the United States and Mexico.
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1907-08-30
Acting Secretary of State Adee sends William Loeb a letter from Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy regarding Mexico’s recognition and support of Honduras’s provisional government. Adee asks Loeb to tell President Roosevelt he spoke with Godoy and suggested sending a letter to the presidents of Central America so Roosevelt has a better perspective of the situation.
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1907-08-20
Alfred K. Moe will replace Frederick H. Allison as consul of the United States at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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1902-05-02
Senator Lodge encloses numerous letters for President Roosevelt to review.
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1901-10-28