Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The American Republics, Volume V

611.2531/319: Telegram

The Chargé in Chile ( Frost ) to the Secretary of State

Santiago , February 15, 1939—noon.
[Received 1:55 p.m.]

33. Referring exchange of notes between Embassy and Chilean Foreign Office, Embassy [dated?] February 1, 1938,² pursuant to Department’s telegram No. 13, February 4, 4 p.m.,³ regarding provisional duration of modus vivendi of January 6, 1938,⁴ I have the honor to report that as Chilean Congress has not ratified modus vivendi the latter lapsed on January 31, 1939. Foreign Office entirely agreeable that it be promptly signed again, as of February 1, 1939, in accordance with concluding sentence of the notes of February 1, 1938 cited above. Suggest instruction authorizing this at early date.

Frost

2. Department of State Executive Agreement Series No. 119, or 52 Stat. 1479.
3. Foreign Relations, 1938, vol. v, p. 430.
4. For text, see Executive Agreement Series No. 119, or 52 Stat. 1479.