800.85/501a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina (Armour)27
1038. Reference Department’s no. 968, November 22, 8 p.m. Governments of 14 of the American Republics have approved the recommendation of the Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee for the establishment of a dependent commission to consider maritime operating problems. Among the nations with immobilized ships and important merchant marines which have replied are the United States, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay, which have appointed maritime representatives, and Venezuela which has accepted the resolution but which has not as yet appointed a representative.
It is obvious that the most complete cooperation and coordination of shipping services must be maintained if the shipping needs of inter-American commerce are to be effectively met. Please urge the Argentine Government to take prompt action in replying to the recommendation of the Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee and to appoint as soon as possible an appropriate maritime representative in the United States with whom such matters may be effectively discussed.
- Sent, mutatis mutandis, to Brazil as telegram No. 1299.↩