724.3415/239: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Paraguay (Kreeck)
13. Your telegram No. 25, December 6, 11 a.m. Although I should be pleased to do everything I properly can do which would be acceptable to both parties with the view of bringing about a friendly settlement of the present difficulties or of averting further hostilities, I cannot, of course, invoke the convocation of a Commission of Inquiry under the Gondra Treaty in the case of a dispute to which the Government of the United States is not a party. It will be necessary, therefore, in accordance with article 3 of the Gondra Treaty, for the Paraguayan Government, if it cares to do so, to request the convocation of the Commission of Inquiry. The Paraguayan Chargé has just called and left a note describing the recent incident at Fort Galpon,56 but he [Page 681] has made no request for any action such as you say the Paraguayan Government desires the Government of the United States to take.
The Department has not yet received your despatches Nos. 661 and 671.57