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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State (Long)
Sir Ronald55 came in this afternoon and I advised him of the report made at yesterday’s meeting by General Davis concerning his activities on his trip to Rio, B. A., and Santiago, and said that the report seemed to indicate that there was a satisfactory condition now existing in those three capitals and that the communication facilities of the Consortium group in each of those capitals was now in friendly hands. I related to him in some detail the report made by General Davis in connection with each of the three stations.
I further told Sir Ronald that General Davis had not been able to determine whether the British Ambassador in Santiago had received instructions to cooperate with him and with the American Ambassador although General Davis assumed he had received instructions and that his manner was that of an astute diplomat who could carry on a conversation without making any commitment. I added that I thought it would be helpful, in case he had not received instructions, for him to receive them. Sir Ronald said he would check up and see that that was done if the Ambassador had not already been instructed.
- Sir Ronald I. Campbell.↩