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Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (White)
Mr. Cohen called and told me that while he had not heard directly from Señor Cruchaga since the latter has arrived in Santiago he has heard from other sources that Cruchaga had conversations with the Peruvian authorities when he was in Lima and that all negotiations had broken down. By this he meant not only what Cruchaga had attempted but also all negotiations between Garcia Ortiz and the Peruvian Government. He said that the two countries seemed to have arrived at an impasse because the negotiations between Maúrtua and Guzman here had also broken down.