835.741/14: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina (Armour)
1966. Your 2467, December 5, noon.16 With reference to the Department’s 1592, October 23, 4 p.m., the British Foreign Office is agreeable to the prohibition of code messages to or from non-American countries by radio, although it would under no circumstances agree to the prohibition of code messages on cables used by the British.
Please consult your British colleague and, unless you feel definitely that it would be inadvisable, transmit Harbord’s message to Hayes with a view to having Transradio take the proposed action immediately.
You may tell Hayes, if you believe it desirable, that there is no objection to informing the Argentine authorities of the contemplated action. It would appear desirable, however, to allow the least possible time to elapse between notification of the Argentine authorities and the contemplated action.
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