724.3415/3440: Telegram
The Chairman of the American Delegation (Hull) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 18—noon.]
64. In private meeting of heads of delegations this morning a form of declaration on Chaco was submitted which at my suggestion was finally worded as follows:
“The states represented in the Seventh International American Conference declare that they will support according to the circumstances and special policy of each Government the forms for settlement that may be applied for the solution of the Chaco conflict”.
I feel that the reference to the circumstances and special policy of each Government will leave to our Government all freedom of judgment as to scope and method of its support.
Strong efforts are still being made to accomplish a solution of the Chaco situation but if no solution is found the Conference will probably feel that a declaration along the lines of the above should be made. I should therefore like to have your views on the subject.