711.2112Anti-War/8
The Chargé in Colombia (Matthews) to the Secretary of
State
Bogotá, November 2,
1928.
[Received November 24.]
No. 1450Sir: With reference to my despatch No. 1394
of August 31, 192895
and previous correspondence concerning the multilateral treaty for
the renunciation of war I have the honor to transmit herewith in
order that the Department’s records may be complete a copy and
translation of a Note from the Colombian Minister for Foreign
Affairs dated October 25th informing me that he had submitted the
aforesaid treaty to the Colombian Congress, and a copy of my
acknowledgment thereof dated October 31st. I shall inform the
Department
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by telegraph
if, and when, the Colombian Congress authorizes adherence to the
treaty.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Colombian Minister for Foreign
Affairs (Uribe) to the
American Chargé (Matthews)
Bogotá, October 25,
1928.
Mr. Chargé d’Affaires: With reference
to the esteemed note of His Excellency, Mr. Piles, of August 27
last, No. 824, and in reply to yours of the 16th and 20th of the
present month with which you sent me copies of the multilateral
treaty for the renunciation of war, I have the honor to inform
you that in accordance with what I had the pleasure of advising
the Honorable Legation in my communication of August 28th, I
have today presented to the National Congress a bill, to which
this Ministry attaches the greatest importance, authorizing the
Government to adhere to the pact in question.
In accordance with the constitutional provisions of Colombia,
once this law has been approved by the Congress in the
regulatory debates, the Government will be able to proceed
formally to adhere to the pact in the manner established in
Article 3 thereof, and indicated in the notes of the Honorable
Legation.
I avail myself [etc.]
