810.79611 Pan American Airways, Inc./495: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Culbertson)
65. Your 86, June 5, noon, 87, June 5, 1 p.m., 91, June 13, 10 p.m. [a.m.] and 92, June 17, noon. You will please support Pan American Airways in every proper way to obtain privileges necessary for carrying mail through to Santiago in accordance with its contract with United States Post Office Department. For your information the Post Office Department is especially anxious that the line should reach Santiago in order that it may eventually be extended to East coast ports. It also desires that the Pan American Airways should be permitted to deliver and receive mail at intermediate points but one intermediate stop between Arica and Santiago will be fairly satisfactory if no better arrangement possible.
Under the terms of contract, the Pan American-Grace Airways is obligated to carry for Post Office Department all mails to and from the United States and its possessions, which may include transit mails through this country and mails connecting with steamships at the Canal Zone. Accordingly, Post Office Department requests that Chilean postal administration despatch its air mails for the Canal Zone (including mails for onward dispatch by steamship from the Canal Zone) and air mails for the United States (including mails for onward dispatch), under arrangements with Post Office Department at rates per pound. The contractors have the right to make arrangements with the countries traversed for carrying their mails to intermediate countries.
The Post Office Department states that a joint service to connect at Arica is not possible and adds “it is very important that all practicable assistance be given the Pan American-Grace Airways in securing operating arrangements in preference to any other company.”