724.3415/2983: Telegram
The Minister in Bolivia (Feely) to the Secretary of State
[Received 12:35 p.m.]
25. In reply to a suggestion from the Chilean Government that Bolivia consent to leave the determination of the arbitral zone to an [Page 297] avis consultatif, the Bolivian Government on March 29 stated that such a method, because of the great delay it would involve, could only be accepted in case a direct agreement could not be arrived at as to the zone.
For the Department’s confidential information. Finot cabled his Government on March 27 that in his opinion the Neutral Commission was not supporting activities of the neighboring countries with interest or enthusiasm and that the Commission would not be displeased if the present negotiations failed.