611.2231/27: Telegram
The Minister in Ecuador (Gonzalez) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 16—12:51 a.m.]
29. The President and the Minister for Foreign Affairs have reiterated their desire to begin promptly the negotiation of a reciprocal trade treaty and have urged that I renew request contained in my despatch No. 38, May 1st. They desire to conclude as soon as possible with the United States a broad treaty liberalizing trade which might be the basis of Ecuador’s commercial policy in concluding agreements with other countries.
[Page 507]My despatch No. 44,2 arriving May 18th, sets forth the views of the Government relative to the Buenos Aires Conference.3 The Ecuadorian delegation will support the imperativeness of returning to freedom of commerce, of removing artificial barriers such as compensation and quota systems and of reducing customs duties.
An expression of the Department’s views particularly as to the feasibility of beginning negotiations promptly would be helpful.