Office of the Historian

823.01/23: Telegram

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

[Paraphrase]
Washington, September 16, 1930—2 p.m.

109. On Thursday, September 18, you will please inform the Foreign Minister that you are instructed by the Government of the United States to enter into full diplomatic relations with the new Peruvian Government, thus constituting recognition thereof.

An announcement of this will be made here late Wednesday afternoon.12 Until release here the above should be treated as confidential. Similar action will be taken as to Argentina and Bolivia.13

Stimson
  1. See press release issued by the Department of State on September 17, 1930, vol. i, p. 387.↩
  2. See vol. i, pp. 378 ff. and pp. 415 ff.↩