Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1929, Volume I

724.3415/696b: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Mexico (Johnson)⁶²

Washington, September 13, 1929—1 p.m.

468. Following telegram has been sent to the American Legations at La Paz and Asunción today:

[Here follows the text of telegram No. 42, September 13, 1 p.m. to the Minister in Paraguay, printed supra.]

Please inform the Government to which you are accredited of the foregoing action and express this Government’s hope that the Government to which you are accredited will make a similar offer to the Governments of the two interested countries with a view to assuring the continued cooperation of the neutral Commissioners in assisting the two interested Governments to find a solution of their fundamental controversy.

You will bear in mind the fact that the Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation yesterday unanimously passed a resolution recording the effecting of conciliation between Bolivia and Paraguay on the incidents of last December.⁶³ You will have in mind also the fact that both interested Governments have accepted the principle of arbitration as being applicable to the fundamental controversy between them and differ only as to the details of its application. In a note delivered to the Delegations of the interested countries last night by the Chairman of the Commission on behalf of the neutral Commissioners these details of application are discussed and the neutral Commissioners have hope that further negotiation would assure a settlement.

Stimson

62. The same, mutatis mutandis, on the same date to the diplomatic representatives in Colombia (No. 47), Cuba (No. 106), and Uruguay (No. 17).
63. See telegram No. 50, September 12, to the Chargé in Bolivia, p. 860.