724.3415/2967: Telegram

The Minister in Bolivia (Feely) to the Secretary of State

23. There is every indication that the Bolivian Government will not accept a suspension of hostilities, even on the basis of positions actually held, unless and until a prior agreement has been made for the settlement of the fundamental question.

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Recent military successes and the acquiescence of Chile in the free transit of arms via Arica have greatly strengthened Bolivian confidence in a successful issue of the military campaign.

Feely