723.2515/2283: Telegram
The Consul at Arica (Von Tresckow) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 13—1:55 p.m.]
From Lassiter. This morning Edwards asked me what the situation would be after May 21. This led to long conversation in which I frankly stated my position, namely, that I was here to conduct a plebiscite to which I could certify and which could be accepted by the world; that, in view of situation in March and the underlying causes for Peru’s [Page 429] abstention from registration, I could not accept the results of the present unilateral registration and give my sanction to it; and that, consequently, I thought another effort should be made to see if we could not arrive at a satisfactory solution of this problem. I did not go into details. Edwards objected, of course, but he did not say that he would reject any plan to resume a bilateral plebiscite. He asked me to let him know as soon as I could what is to be done.
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- Lassiter
- Von Tresckow