824.6363 ST 2/186: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Bolivia (Caldwell)
29. Your 62, October 25, 5 p.m. and 63, October 26, noon. You are authorized to permit the Minister for Foreign Affairs to read a copy of the second paragraph of the Department’s telegram no. 10 of April 26, 8 p.m.
[Page 303]The Department’s telegram no. 14, May 7, 1 p.m. contains a personal and confidential message from the Secretary to Dr. Finot. The Department would have no objection to allowing the Bolivian Minister for Foreign Affairs to have a copy of that message as quoted in the telegram, but, as a matter of courtesy to Dr. Finot, the Department is of the opinion that the Foreign Office should also obtain Dr. Finot’s agreement to such procedure. As concerns Dr. Finot’s reply to the Secretary’s message (see Legation’s despatch 227 of May 1751), the Department would offer no objection were the Bolivian Foreign Office to request and receive from Dr. Finot a copy of the reply under reference. If the Foreign Office does obtain a copy of Dr. Finot’s reply, you are requested to explain to the Bolivian Minister for Foreign Affairs that no further communication was sent to Dr. Finot because of the fact that direct negotiations between the Bolivian Government and the company’s representatives in La Paz had been resumed.
The Department is of the opinion that there is no action it can appropriately take with respect to the decree of October 22. Subsequent action by this Government will depend of course, upon the situation that results from the submittal of the case to the supreme court of Bolivia.
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