810.20 Defense/5–2440: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Venezuela (Scott)
52. From the Under Secretary. Your 69, May 24, 4 p.m. Captain B. L. Canaga, U. S. Navy, and Major M. B. Ridgway, U. S. Army, [Page 176] have been designated by their respective Departments to undertake the proposed conversations in Caracas with the Venezuelan authorities. They will travel on special passports…
Major Ridgway, who will arrive in Bogotá June 7, will advise you through the Embassy there of the date of his arrival in Venezuela. Captain Canaga will not arrive until some time later, as he is proceeding directly to Santiago, thence to Lima, Quito, Bogotá, and to Caracas. [Welles.]