File No. 763.72111/7349
The Ambassador in Chile ( Shea) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7.10 p.m.]
Your cipher telegram of October 9, 3 p.m., my cipher telegram May 28, 6 p.m., my despatch No. 134, May 29.1 I have received memorandum from the Foreign Office to the effect that merchant vessels armed for their own defense will be treated in Chilean ports as merchant vessels provided their Government previously notifies [Page 1288] Chilean Government of the name of the ship and provided that itinerary, distribution, armament, absence of army or navy officers or men, passenger list and merchandise make the ship appear to really be a merchant vessel.
- Despatch not printed.↩