611.2231/266: Telegram

The Minister in Ecuador ( Long ) to the Secretary of State

79. Spent 3 hours yesterday afternoon with Ortiz, Banda’s successor who can make no final offers until after he confers with others but it looks as though he will recommend approval of Schedule I substantially as Foreign Minister sent it to Finance Minister with his note of June 27th and will also recommend adding thereto certain bindings at new task [sic] and certain additional concessions.19

Our next meeting is Wednesday afternoon.

Full power mentioned in Department’s telegram No. 34, July 19, 7 p.m.,20 arrived yesterday.

We are hoping new translation mentioned in Department’s telegram No. 35, July 23, 3 p.m.,20 may arrive in air mail due here July 30.

Our time to finish negotiations is now getting very short if we are to sign opportunely before change of Government which should be done by all means. Supreme Chief is moving from Presidential [Page 529] mansion to his own private residence. This and many other incidents indicate that he will not continue in power after meeting of Assembly.

Long
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