Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The American Republics, Volume V

625.5131/63: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Philip)

Washington, February 1, 1936—2 p.m.

5. Your despatch No. 78 of January 18, 1936.¹⁰ In order to determine the date on which our modus vivendi of September 28, 1931, will terminate, you are requested to ascertain, if possible, and report by cable whether the new French-Chilean commercial convention has been put into force provisionally under the terms of Article 11 thereof, and, if so, whether the French-Chilean modus vivendi of May 22, 1931, will be denounced as of the date on which the new agreement becomes effective provisionally or as of the date on which it becomes effective permanently.

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10. Not printed.