817.00/8468: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Philip)80
34. It is assumed that the statement issued by the Department for publication in this morning’s newspapers regarding the communications received from the Governments of Chile and Peru concerning the political crisis in Nicaragua and setting forth the policy of this Government thereto, was carried in full in the local press.
In replying to the Chilean communication there was transmitted a copy of the Department’s statement. In addition, deep regret was expressed that, considering the peculiarly close and friendly relations between the Governments of Chile and the United States, inquiry was not made of this Government before formulation of the memorandum and its transmittal by the Chilean Government to the Governments of the Central American republics, as well as to this Government; had such inquiry been made the opinion was expressed that the Government of Chile would readily have ascertained that no request for intervention in Nicaragua had been received by the Government of the United States.
For your confidential information, the Ecuadoran Government has informed the Department that it received an invitation from the Chilean Government to make to this Government similar observations to those of the Chilean Government. The Ecuadoran Government replied stating that it “Has full confidence in the anti-interventionist policy of the United States and does not consider it appropriate to rush ahead and protest either against the acts of Nicaragua, which is free to determine its own destiny, or at the mere receipt by the United States of any Nicaraguan petition.”
It is presumed that you will report fully by telegram any information you may have as to the reasons for this action of the Chilean Government.
- A similar message was sent to the Ambassador in Peru June 5, 4 p.m. as telegram No. 23.↩