710.1012 Washington/49
The Chargé in Uruguay (Gade) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 8.]
Sir: In compliance with the Department’s instruction No. 129 of April 14, 1928,77 I hava the honor to report that I today presented to the Minister for Foreign Affairs a note concerning the proposed Conference of Arbitration and Conciliation to be held at Washington on December 10, 1928.
In a conversation with the Chief of Protocol (Director de Secciones e Introductor de Embajadores) before my interview with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sr. Yeregui volunteered the information that the Department’s proposals would surely receive a hearty acceptance as Uruguay was unreservedly in favor of arbitration. He further declared that Uruguay had up to now refused to conclude arbitration treaties which contained reservations, even on matters of sovereignty.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sr. Dominguez, upon receiving the note stated that Uruguay was in favor of the principle of arbitration and that an early answer might be expected.
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