724.3415/4321: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
Washington, November 14, 1934—2
p.m.
113. Your 317, November 13, 9 a.m., and 318, November 13, 4 p.m. In your reply to the letter received by you from the Secretary General of the League, you should make the following statements:
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- You should express the appreciation of this Government for the courteous and friendly message received.
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- You should reiterate the position which the United States has on repeated occasions officially assumed with regard to cooperation with all peace agencies endeavoring to further a solution of the Chaco dispute and you should repeat the message addressed by you in accordance with the Department’s cable No. 99, September 27, 8 p.m., to the Secretary General of the League to the effect that this Government, acting in its individual capacity, would adopt a friendly and cooperative attitude towards the activities of the League Commission whenever in its own judgment such attitude might prove of practical assistance.
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- Finally, you should state that while the United States, under the circumstances now existing, does not deem this particular moment opportune for collaboration with the League Committee, nevertheless it will give the invitation received its favorable consideration, and that, should, in the future, the time come when in the opinion of the United States its cooperation with the League Committee might prove useful in the furtherance of peace in the Chaco, you will so inform the Secretary General of the League and at such time indicate the form in which the cooperation of the United States may be offered.
Please send by mail the exact text of your letter to Avenol.
Hull