861.77 Chinese Eastern/605: Telegram
The Chargé in Venezuela (Engert) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:22 p.m.]
195. The substance of your circular of December 1st, 4 p.m., was duly communicated to the Minister of Foreign Affairs who sent for me last night and made the following statement:
“Please thank the Secretary of State for his communication. The Venezuelan Government is in entire accord with the sentiments of the American Government regarding the deplorable conflict in the Far East and the necessity of upholding the Paris Pact. You may count upon our wholehearted moral support, but as Venezuela has no diplomatic relations with either China or Soviet Russia it is not practicable to address any formal representation to them.”