724.3415/2491: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Paraguay (Wheeler)
47. Your 148, November 8, 4 p.m. As Paraguay and Bolivia do not agree on the limits of the Chaco endeavor discreetly to find out minimum distance for Bolivian withdrawal that would be satisfactory to Paraguay. It will be most helpful if you can get some definite information on this point. Of course the more moderate Paraguay’s demands the greater the chance of success in the negotiations.
You may categorically assure President that no information leaked from the Department of State regarding matter of indemnity. As Soler discussed this matter openly in the meeting of October 27 the Bolivian or one of the other neutral members may have said something about it but nothing whatsoever has gone out of the Department regarding it and there has been nothing in the American press regarding it.