File No. 422.11G93/954
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Ecuador ( Hartman)
Sir: The Department has received your No. 299 of May 7, transmitting correspondence in regard to the Ecuadoran Government’s action in publishing, without the Legation’s permission, official notes exchanged by the Legation and the Foreign Office.
The Department approves of your action in protesting against this publication and requesting that in future such correspondence be not made public without the Legation’s consent, and in declining to accept the explanations offered by the Foreign Office in attempting to justify its course.
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