Office of the Historian

721.23/989: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Mellon)

Washington, February 3, 1933—6 p.m.

27. Department’s 25, February 1, 7 p.m. and your 21, February 3, 3 p.m. I hope Foreign Office will make representations to Peruvian Government to abide by its commitments under Kellogg Pact.

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For your information the German and Italian Governments have authorized their representatives in Lima to make such representations when the British and French do so.

British aide-mémoire of today85 persists in its misunderstanding of Brazilian Government’s proposal, stating “the Brazilian Government have already agreed to take over Leticia for 2 or 3 months and it would hardly be reasonable to stipulate that during that period no negotiations should take place.” Brazilian Government has not agreed to take over Leticia for 2 or 3 months. That Government has consistently taken the attitude that it did not want to assume responsibility and expense for long occupation of Leticia and the longest period mentioned for Brazilian occupation has been 20 days.

Stimson
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