File No. 812.00/10029.
The American Chargé d’Affaires at Santiago to the Secretary of State.
Santiago, November 11, 1913.
Sir: Referring to the Department’s telegram of November 8, 11 a.m.,1 in regard to the Mexican question, and to my answer2 thereto of November 8, 6 p.m., in which I informed the Department that the Sub-Secretary stated, in the name of the Chilean Government, that Chile, in agreement with Argentina and Brazil, would continue its policy of supporting the United States in its dealings with Mexico, I have now the honor to inform the Department that yesterday, in another interview with Mr. Castro, the Sub-Secretary, he informed me that telegrams had been sent to both the Chilean Minister in Buenos Aires and the Chilean Minister in Rio de Janeiro in the terms set out in my above-mentioned telegram. Mr. Castro further added that it was the attitude of the Chilean Government to place themselves thoroughly in accord with that of the United States in this matter; that Chile, Argentina, and Brazil consider themselves as serious governments of serious people and do not wish to countenance such governments as that at present existing in Mexico, and for that reason were determined to thoroughly endorse and sustain the attitude assumed by the Government of the United States in Mexico.
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