711.21/930: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Colombia (Greene)
43. From the Under Secretary. Telegram No. 50, August 9, 7 p.m., signed by Caffery. Please seek an early interview with the President for the purpose of conveying to him the particular interest and appreciation with which I learn of the policies he intends to pursue during his administration and which are of interest to this Government. In the course of your conversation you may inform the President (1) that we are of course as desirous as he for expanded cooperation and improved cultural relationship between Colombia and the United States; (2) that it was a source of much gratification to learn of his intention at an opportune moment to request a United States Naval Mission, and that it is a fundamental tenet of policy that our military and naval missions abroad not engage in the promotion of the sale of military or naval supplies; (3) that his views with regard to foreign activities were received with deep interest; (4) that we will be glad to examine with him at his convenience the possibility of raising the Legation at Washington to an Embassy; and (5) that his attitude with regard to the investment of foreign capital was greatly appreciated and that we share with him the hope that American companies will show industrial statesmanship by cooperating in every possible way, in order to improve the standard of living of Colombian labor, as well as to assist the Government’s efforts to increase the general prosperity of the country as a whole. Finally, you may state to the President that it will be a pleasure for me to cooperate in every practicable manner with him and that in this regard I can speak in a similar sense for the President and the Secretary of State. [Welles.]