723.2515/3271: Telegram

The Ambassador in Peru (Moore) to the Secretary of State

[Paraphrase]

24. My 23, February 28, 1 p.m. During a conference with President Leguia this morning he said that yesterday he had turned over the engineers’ report to the Chilean Ambassador with the statement that in addition to this Peru would want $3,500,000 in lieu of damages to Peruvian citizens. This, I am convinced, is Peru’s irreducible minimum.

I forwarded a copy of the engineers’ report in the pouch due to reach Washington on March 12.

Moore