724.3415/3342: Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 2—11:35 a.m.]
208. The following is unofficial translation of a joint telegram dated Rio de Janeiro October 1 received by the President of the Council from the representatives of the ABCP powers:
“The Governments of The Argentine, Brazil, Chile and Peru, after having proceeded in perfect unity of views and with most persevering effort to the examination of the situation existing between the sister [Page 362] republics of Bolivia and Paraguay and in consequence of the consultations carried on and the exchanges between the respective Governments, recognize with sincere regret that it is not possible for them to accept the invitation extended to them by the Council of the League of Nations in its telegram of August 3 last40 with a view to their proposing a formula susceptible of establishing peace definitively between the said republics for the complete solution of the Chaco question. Under these conditions the said Governments decline the above mentioned invitation and have the honor to state that they will transmit in due course to the Council of the League of Nations copies of the documents exchanged between their representatives and the chanceries of Bolivia and Paraguay.”
With reference to Consulate’s 178, August 4, 10 a.m., penultimate paragraph and 204, September 29, 11 a.m., the method of carrying out the action now incumbent upon the League is being formulated.