511.3B1/16
The British Chargé ( Lindsay ) to the Secretary of State
Sir: With reference to my note No. 29 of January 12th,61 I have the honour to inform you that at the time of the signature of the Arms Traffic Convention, Plenipotentiaries of Peru, Guatemala and Hayti were absent from Paris and consequently did not sign the Convention, though the three countries are mentioned in the Preamble as High Contracting Parties.
His Majesty’s representatives at Lima, Guatemala and Port-au-Prince have been instructed to draw the attention of the Governments to which they are accredited to this matter, and to express the hope that they will guarantee to sign the Convention, as, failing this formality, they cannot obtain arms from any of the Signatory Powers.
I have [etc.]
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