611.2131/279: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Colombia (Washington)
3. Your No. 10, January 17, 6 p.m. Please say to the Minister for Foreign Affairs that, while it is realized that events have delayed consideration of the proposed trade agreement, the Department would greatly appreciate an early reply to the proposals contained in the note handed to the Colombian Chargé d’Affaires in Washington on December 10 last.5 You may inform the Minister for Foreign Affairs it is hoped that a trade agreement will be signed with Brazil during the next few days.6
If counter proposals are made to the draft trade agreement and a copy of them is made available to you, please transmit the complete text by air mail, cabling a summary of the more important changes.
Is it expected that the Colombian congress will remain in session long enough to consider the proposed trade agreement if signed within the next 10 days or so?
- Foreign Relations, 1934, vol. v, p. 72.↩
- Signed February 2, 1935; see pp. 300 ff.↩