821.6363 Barco/510: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Colombia (Caffery)
22. Your 50, April 16, 11 p.m., first full paragraph, penultimate sentence, and your 51, April 18, 9 a.m. The matter of the adjournment of the Colombian Congress rests entirely with President Olaya, and, of course, the Department of State does not desire to interpose any objection thereto or make any suggestion in connection therewith. For your own information we desire to state that President Olaya will have, of course, the continued good will of the Department which will endeavor to assist him in his difficulties as far as it can appropriately [Page 28] do so. The Department is concerned at the reliance which is being placed on it by President Olaya and Urueta. Your 50, April 16, 11 p.m., last paragraph. While the Department discussed the matter with the Gulf, it did not attempt to carry on negotiations with that organization with respect to the terms of the contract, which it considered to be a matter between that organization and the Government of Colombia.