723.2515/3249: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Peru ( Moore )
1. Your 148, December 30, 10 p.m. The Chilean Ambassador informed me that the Government of Chile would give every possible facility to Mr. Cady to make the examination desired by President Leguia and he requested that the latter be so informed.
The Chilean Ambassador also informed me that this compliance on the part of the Government of Chile was not to be taken as in any way encouraging the pretensions of President Leguia to obtain an entry into the city of Arica. The Ambassador thinks that if Mr. Cady reports favorably on the possibilities of a Peruvian port north of Arica, much will have been accomplished toward bringing about a settlement; but if he reports recommending the sharing of the present port between Chile and Peru, there will be danger of another deadlock.