611.3531/929: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina ( Armour )
Washington
, September
2, 1939—2 p.m.
141. Your despatch No. 94, August 25, 1939.27
- 1.
- The Argentine authorities doubtless are fully aware of the time urgency. Signature of the agreement should take place as soon as possible after the hearings but in any case not later than January 1.
- 2.
- Although we had hoped that an Argentine delegation would be prepared to come here shortly after the public notice of intention to negotiate, we have agreed at the request of the Argentine authorities to carry on preliminary negotiations through your office in Buenos Aires. We understand from your despatch under reference that the Foreign Minister is preparing to send a delegation to Washington for the final stages of the negotiations. We understand “final stages” to mean the definitive negotiations following the public hearings here. [Page 259] You should make certain that the Foreign Minister’s understanding in this regard coincides with ours.
- 3.
- Since we shall be ready for definitive negotiations on or about October 23> the Argentine delegation should arrive here not later than the week beginning on that day.
- 4.
- In view of the time urgency, it is important that the Argentine delegation be fully prepared to enter into definitive negotiations immediately after arrival here. Presumably the necessary studies, including study of information and views submitted by interested Argentines to their Government, will be expedited as much as possible with this objective in mind.
- 5.
- It is hoped that the delegation will come by air if the necessary studies referred to in 4 above should delay departure so as to make it impossible for the delegation to arrive in time by boat.
- 6.
- We are counting on the Embassy to push as rapidly and as far as possible the preliminary negotiations in regard to general provisions and the tentative Schedule I.
Hull