723.2515/2154: Telegram
The Ambassador in Chile (Collier) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 19—12:10 p.m.]
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I deem it absolutely necessary that you immediately communicate your views to Chilean Government both through me and through Chilean Ambassador, impressing them upon the latter most strongly and expressing them in terms of absolute finality and as being, if that be possible, the views of the Arbitrator. If you can add anything which will shake their confidence in validity of present registration, which is now approaching 4,800, that would be highly desirable. In order to have our last proposition accepted, their confidence in the plebiscite must be shattered. Keep our proposition pending, give me time, and protract matters all you can. It might be well if you presented your views in the form of an identic memorandum to be handed to both Cruchaga and Velarde and to be sent to both Chile and Peru.