Office of the Historian

I. Violations by the belligerents of the Security Zone established by the Declaration of Panama 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1939, vol. v, pp. 85–127; for text of the Declaration of Panama, see ibid., p. 36.

[729] The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State

Santiago, January 3, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received 7:30 p.m.]

740.00111 A.R./889: Telegram

[731] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Bowers)

Washington, January 5, 1940—11 a.m.

740.00111 A.R./889: Telegram

[732] The Panamanian Chargé (Briceño) to the Secretary of State

Washington, January 8, 1940.

740.00111 A.R./631

[733] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] January 8, 1940.

740.00111 A.R./922

[734] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] January 12, 1940.

740.00111A–Combat Areas/124

[735] The Ambassador in Brazil (Gaffery) to the Secretary of State

Rio de Janeiro, January 16, 1940.
[Received January 25.]

740.00111–A.R.N.C./12

[736] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy)

Washington, January 17, 1940—8 p.m.

862.8591/733: Telegram

[737] The Panamanian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Garay) to the Secretary of State

Panama, January 26, 1940.
[Received February 1.]

740.0011 European War 1939/1597

[739] The Panamanian Ambassador (Boyd) to the Secretary of State

Washington, February 16, 1940.

740.0011 European War 1939/1686

[740] The Under Secretary of State (Welles) to the Secretary of State

S.S. “Rex” at Sea, February 20, 1940—10 p.m.
[Received February 20—9:55 p.m.]

740.00111 A.R.N.C./52: Telegram

[742] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)

Washington, February 21, 1940—6 p.m.

862.857/55: Telegram

[743] The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Rio de Janeiro, February 22, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received 9:48 p.m.]

862.857/58: Telegram

[744] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)

Washington, February 26, 1940—6 p.m.

862.857/58: Telegram

[745] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Argentina (Tuck)

Washington, February 26, 1940—6 p.m.

862.857/66a: Telegram

[746] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Panama (Dawson)

Washington, February 27, 1940—7 p.m.

862.857/55: Telegram

[747] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)

Washington, February 27, 1940—8 p.m.

862.857/58: Telegram

[748] The Chargé in Argentina (Tuck) to the Secretary of State

Buenos Aires, February 27, 1940.
[Received March 5.]

862.857/79

[749] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Venezuela (Corrigan)

Washington, February 29, 1940—4 p.m.

862.857/62: Telegram

[750] The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Rio de Janeiro, February 29, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received 6 p.m.]

862.857/66: Telegram

[751] The Ambassador in Venezuela (Corrigan) to the Secretary of State

Caracas, March 1, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received 7:55 p.m.]

862.857/68: Telegram

[753] The Ambassador in Panama (Dawson) to the Secretary of State

Panama, March 6, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received 12:35 p.m.]

862.857/85: Telegram

[754] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Panama (Dawson)

Washington, March 6, 1940—6 p.m.

862.857/85: Telegram

[755] The Chargé in the Dominican Republic (Hinkle) to the Secretary of State

Ciudad Trujillo, March 11, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received 6:40 p.m.]

862.857/116: Telegram

[756] The Chargé in the Dominican Republic (Hinkle) to the Secretary of State

Ciudad Trujillo, March 12, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received 2:54 p.m.]

862.857/124: Telegram

[757] The Ambassador in Argentina (Armour) to the Secretary of State

Buenos Aires, March 12, 1940.
[Received March 19.]

862.857/139