822.61334/24: Telegram
The Minister in Ecuador (Hartman) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 24—8 p.m.]
86. Department’s 42 of December 13, 7 p.m. Presented matter to the President Monday. I emphasized the importance of adopting plan as outlined which was set out in a memorandum left with him in Guayaquil December 6th. He said that it would be inconvenient to call extra session of Congress before March or April as he has some other matters to present to Congress which are not yet prepared and because the Government is short of funds to pay expense of extra session.
The Advisory Commission appointed to deal with present situation reported in favor of extra session to repeal exchange, extend cacao tax five years, adopt new revenue laws, granting permission [Page 213] to export all national products and restricting importation of luxuries.