Hall to George D. Bayard, August 31, 1885

Mr. Hall to Mr. Bayard.

Sir: I reported to you the steps I had taken to bring about an amicable understanding between the Governments of Guatemala and Nicaragua, and that President Barillas had expressed his readiness to receive any representative the Government of Nicaragua might be pleased to accredit to his Government for the promotion of that object. In virtue of that arrangement, ex-President Zavala has been sent with full powers; he arrived on the 10th instant, and was cordially received by President Barillas and his Government.

The differences between the two Governments have been amicably settled through mutual explanations; a protocol was agreed to and signed by the minister for foreign affairs of Guatemala and General Zavala, on the 27th instant. I have the honor to inclose a translation of this document and of the Nicaraguan minister’s note accompanying it. He has also expressed to me verbally that, notwithstanding the just reasons his Government has had to think otherwise, he is now satisfied the Governments of Guatemala and Salvador are disposed, as it is to their interest to maintain peace with Nicaragua. It is to be hoped that he is not mistaken.

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