724.3415/2045: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Culbertson)
63. Your 164, August 12, 11 p.m. Independent conversations with representatives of neighboring states and with Zalles may have for their object the furtherance of a peaceful settlement through the Neutrals but as the Neutrals know nothing whatsoever regarding the negotiations and have never been given the slightest inkling by the Chilean Government as to the line it is working on it should readily be understood that the task of the Neutrals is made very difficult as they do not know what proposals contrary to theirs may be under discussion which raise the hopes of one or the other of the parties and hence make difficult a solution. The only way for the negotiations to succeed is to have them centered in one place only and if suggestions “would be sent to the Neutrals before being discussed with Bolivia and Paraguay it would greatly help the task of the Neutrals and prevent any crossing of wires. The Neutrals, for their part have been very glad to advise the Ambassadors in Washington of the neighboring countries of every single thing they have done in order that their Governments can be kept fully informed. Cooperation with the Neutrals requires that the latter be kept as fully informed of all conversations carried on by those Governments.
You may discreetly suggest to the Minister of Foreign Affairs that his desire to cooperate with the Neutrals could best be carried out by informing the Neutrals of conversations with Zalles. This information may be transmitted either through you or through the Chilean Embassy in Washington as he may prefer.