724.3415/622
The Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation (McCoy) to the Secretary of State
Sir: Having just been informed by cable that the repatriation of the Bolivian and Paraguayan nationals held by the Governments of Paraguay and Bolivia, respectively, as a result of the events of December, last, has been successfully completed,34 and under direction of the Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation, Bolivia and Paraguay, I have the honor to convey to you its cordial appreciation of the efficient and constant assistance rendered by the Government and the Department of State of the United States of America, and the civilian and military officers thereof, in terminating an issue which had in the recent past called for the mediation of the Department in an endeavor to bring about an understanding of the two Governments concerned.
The Commission undertook the task in a sincere desire to assist both countries in removing all obstacles to the fulfillment of their earnest aspiration, and indeed that of the Americas, to consolidate their neighborly relations through the pacific settlement of any controversies between them. To discharge this duty it appointed a Sub-committee on Repatriation, which under the able chairmanship of the Commissioner for Uruguay, General Guillermo Ruprecht, and through the Neutral Committees deputized at Formosa and Corumba, acquitted itself in a manner deserving of the highest commendation.
I have [etc.]
- For details of the repatriation, see Proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation, Bolivia and Paraguay, pp. 129–173.↩