Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1931, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/2370: Telegram

The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, October 28, 1931—noon.
[Received 2:30 p.m.]

264. Consulate’s 235, October 22 [21], 5 p.m., final paragraph, and 260, October 27, 9 a.m.,³² paragraph 11.

1. There is no information available here respecting action of Government[s] in making public notes invoking Pact of Paris. The Secretariat’s position is that this question has passed into the hands of the Governments signatory and any information that might reach Geneva would be purely unofficial and incidental.

2. I am informed, however, that with respect to states represented on the Council those known to have invoked the Pact are Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Yugoslavia and the Irish Free State. Panama is believed to have done so. There is no information respecting Guatemala and Peru.

Gilbert

32. Neither printed.