721.23/809
Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (White)
I telephoned Mr. Zaldumbide and told him that as he had asked me to keep him informed I would say, with reference to our conversation the other day when I told him that we had supported in writing the Brazilian proposal which envisaged the possibility of including Ecuador in the conversations to take place in Rio, after Leticia is returned to Colombia, that while we had no written reply as yet to our note to the Peruvian Government, nevertheless our Ambassador had been advised in Lima9 that the Brazilian, Colombian and Peruvian Governments had agreed not to include Ecuador in these negotiations. I told the Minister that it was my understanding that Brazil stands by her proposal which does envisage the inclusion [Page 565] of Ecuador in the conversations and that it had been repeated to me that Colombia is glad to have Ecuador included. I said that I was passing this information on to him in order that his Government might be advised and could endeavor to have the Peruvian Government accept also. The Minister thanked me very much for this information and seemed very appreciative that I had informed him thereof.
- Information reported in telegram No. 10, January 11, 10 p.m., from the Ambassador in Peru, not printed (721.23/707).↩