710.1012 Commission/7
The Acting Secretary of State to the Colombian Minister (Olaya)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note No. 258 of March 13, 1928,24 wherein, with reference to the Secretary of State’s note of March 2, 1928, you state that, as one of the three American diplomatic agents longest accredited at Washington, you are ready at any time that may be agreeable, to meet with Dr. J. Varela, Minister of Uruguay, and Señor Dr. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, Minister of Panama, the other two, for the purpose of organizing, and appointing the Chairman of, the Permanent Commission with its seat at Washington, provided for in Article 3 of the Treaty to avoid or prevent conflicts between the American States, signed on May 3, 1923, at the Fifth International Conference of American States.
A similar willingness having been expressed by Dr. J. Varela, Minister of Uruguay, and understanding that Señor Dr. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, Minister of Panama, who is absent from this country, has deputized Señor Don Juan B. Chevalier, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of Panama at Washington, to represent him at the meeting, I have the honor to invite your and their attendance at my office in the Department of State on Thursday, March 29, at eleven o’clock A.M. for the purposes above stated.
A like note is being addressed to Dr. Varela and to Señor Chevalier.
Accept [etc.]
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