810.74/618: Telegram
The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 17—2:33 a.m.]
1996. All America Cables Company today refused traffic from the Vichy Legation here to Vichy and immediately cabled West Coast Cables asking them to verify that they would also refuse. The manager and later the Commercial Counselor of the British Embassy confirmed that West Coast could not refuse to accept the message since they are still without instructions from London. Can’t London be moved to stop all traffic to Axis-controlled territory or is this British loop-hole of espionage transmission to continue to be made available? Reference is my 1981, November 14, 6 p.m.9
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