710.Peace/430: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Paraguay ( Howard )
19. There was constituted last week an Inter-American Committee composed of the diplomatic representatives in Washington, of all of the American republics participating in the approaching Inter-American Conference for the purpose of cooperating in a practical manner in the consideration of the agenda.17 A subcommittee to compile the projects and suggestions for the program received from each of the participating governments for subsequent submission to all of the latter was further empowered to request all of the participating governments to submit such proposals or suggestions if possible before May 4th next.
In view of the absence here of a diplomatic representative of the Government of Paraguay, the subcommittee has requested this Government to act as the channel of communication in order that the above-mentioned request might be received by the Government of Paraguay as soon as possible. You are therefore instructed to communicate immediately to the Minister for Foreign Affairs the request emanating from the subcommittee and further to state that should the Government of Paraguay find it convenient, you will be pleased to transmit to the Department of State for the information of the Inter-American Committee sitting in Washington such proposals or suggestions for inclusion in the program of the Inter-American Conference as the Government of Paraguay may desire to advance.
Should the Government of Paraguay avail itself of this offer, you are instructed to cable a summary of such proposals and send the full text immediately by air mail.
- See Special Handbook for the Use of Delegates, p. 2.↩