822.014G/532
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
[Washington,] December 13, 1941.
The Ambassador of Ecuador called to see me this morning.
The Ambassador stated by instruction of his Government that Ecuador was prepared immediately to enter into a cooperative agreement for defense which would make it possible for this Government to patrol the Galápagos Islands and the Ecuadoran coast line. I suggested that for reasons of convenience the negotiations be conducted here. The Ambassador asked if I would request Minister Long to make that suggestion to the Ecuadoran Government, which I said I would do.
S[umner] W[elles]