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The Ambassador in Argentina (Weddell) to the Secretary of State
[Received 12:45 p.m.]
298. Haden attended Chaco Conference session yesterday afternoon. It was agreed yesterday that the Conference Chairman would, at the invitation of the parties, telegraph Bolivian and Paraguayan Governments requesting agreements for Vaca Chavez as Bolivian Minister to Paraguay and Justo Pastor Benitez as Paraguayan Minister to Bolivia. This paragraph repeated to Asunción and to La Paz. Both parties have named representatives to the Boundary Commission and Florit has accepted offer to be the fifth member. Haden is in touch with Finot and Cardozo to try and get on record somehow a definite statement that the neutral fifth will have the deciding vote.