721.23/2418: Telegram
The Ambassador in Peru (Dearing) to the Secretary of State
Lima, December 28, 1934—10
a.m.
[Received December 29—1:27 a.m.]
[Received December 29—1:27 a.m.]
134. My telegram No. 126, December 13, 11 a.m. [p.m.?]
- 1.
- The Foreign Minister appealed again today to the Brazilian Ambassador, British Minister, myself and possibly other diplomatic representatives for such assistance as may be possible at Bogotá.
- 2.
- He understands from Peruvian Minister there that Senate is divided 27 to 25 and that ratification is doomed.
- 3.
- He states he does not know what will happen if ratification fails, expressing great fear as to the result in Loreto which he again emphasizes the Government cannot control. He also mentions the troubled general political situation.
- 4.
- He rather looks for some last minute action by López such as dissolving Congress but is not hopeful.
- 5.
- British Minister has reported to London Perú will not give any assurances regarding scope of Protocol as described by Urdaneta in a [Page 376] speech in Colombian Senate to which his opponents replied by saying they would like the same assurances from Peru.
- 6.
- I can detect no indication as to what this Government will do in case of failure of ratification but desire seems to be wholehearted to do everything possible to keep the situation from becoming aggravated.
Dearing