721.23/1448: Telegram
The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 18—3:50 p.m.]
154. Gilbert’s 81, March 18, 2 [1?] p.m. The following letter dated March 18, addressed to the Secretary of State by Drummond, has just been received.
[Page 507]“I have the honor to inform you that on March 18 the Council of the League of Nations adopted a report concerning the dispute between Colombia and Peru and the appeal of Colombia under article 15 of the Covenant of the League of Nations.49
In accordance with the directions of the Council, I beg to enclose a copy of this report (see my telegram 148, March 13, 8 p.m.).50
On the same day the Council adopted a resolution in virtue of article No. 4, paragraph 4 of the Covenant—copy of which I have the honor to enclose (see concluding clause, final paragraph my 153, March 18, 9 a.m.51 I assume you have copy of resolution by this time) by which it decided to appoint an Advisory Committee to watch the situation, assist the Council in the performance of its duties under that article, and help the members of the League for the same purpose to concert their action and their attitude among themselves and the nonmember states.
The Committee was to consist of the representatives of the members of the Council. This Committee held first meeting on March 18. In accordance with the resolution of the Council it decided to invite the Governments of the United States of America and the United States of Brazil to collaborate in its work in the manner they should consider the most appropriate.
I now have the honor to convey to you this invitation.
I need not say that the Committee attaches great importance to the cooperation of your Government and earnestly hopes that it will be able to accept this invitation.”
Pursuant to your 88, March 15, 6 p.m., I have written a letter to Drummond over the signature of the Secretary of State dated March 18 as follows:
“I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 18, 1933 enclosing the text of a resolution adopted on the same day by the Council of the League of Nations providing for the appointment of an Advisory Committee. You inform me that the Advisory Committee set up under the terms of this resolution held a meeting on March 18 and requested, in accordance with instructions of the Council, that you convey to the Government of the United States an invitation to cooperate in its work.”
(Second paragraph identical with that quoted in Department’s 86, March 11, 8 p.m.52).
I am delivering the foregoing letter on Sunday, March 19th, and will suggest that it be released for Monday’s papers.
- See League of Nations, Official Journal, April 1933, pp. 516, 526, and 614.↩
- The parenthetical remarks were inserted by Minister Wilson.↩
- Not printed.↩
- Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, p. 117.↩