823.001L52/88: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Colombia ( Cffaery )
42. Your 100, August 28, 9 a.m.7 The Colombian Chargé called today under instructions from his Government to say confidentially that his Government would gladly cooperate with the United States and with other Governments which might wish to do so in friendly representations at Lima for the purpose of protecting the life of Señor Leguia. He was informed that the American Chargé at Lima had already been given instructions to make friendly and informal representations to this end, and that this Government would be very glad to have the representative of the Colombian Government at Lima associate himself with the American Chargé d’Affaires in this action making similar representations on behalf of his own Government. It was pointed out, however, that any action which might be necessary must presumably be taken immediately, and that it therefore seems doubtful whether it would be advisable to endeavor to arrange for any joint action by other American powers.
Please express to President Olaya my appreciation of his message conveyed through the Colombian Chargé here, and my gratification that his Government’s views in this matter coincide with our own.
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