722.2315/1278a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Brazil ( Scotten )

147. Please tell Aranha that I would greatly appreciate it if he would let you know for my information what results may have been obtained by Dr. Mello Franco in Lima in connection with the Peruvian-Ecuadoran boundary dispute. If it were possible for Dr. Mello Franco before he leaves to obtain some agreement in principle between the Peruvian and Ecuadoran Foreign Ministers it would be an achievement of the utmost significance and would provide, I believe, a satisfactory and rapid method for a definitive settlement of the dispute. Please telegraph such information as you may obtain.

Welles