811.113 Senate Investigation/75: Telegram

The Chargé in Colombia (Washington) to the Secretary of State

77. With reference to my despatch 335, September 12th,42 Colombian Minister for Foreign Affairs43 informs me his Government would greatly appreciate it if the two letters from Commander Strong to [Page 446] the Colombian Consul General in New York disclosing certain defense plans of Colombia should be eliminated from the published report of the Senate Munitions Investigating Committee. As the Senate investigations have otherwise been received most favorably in Colombia it is believed that the suppression of the two letters would have a very desirable effect upon the Colombian Government.

Washington
  1. Not printed.
  2. R. Urdaneta Arbeláez.