710.Consultation 3/436: Telegram

The American Representative ( Welles ) to the Secretary of State

41. As the Department has undoubtedly been informed by Ambassador Armour the Acting President of Argentina this morning refused to approve the agreement reached with his Foreign Minister [Page 34] last night upon the text of a joint declaration for the breaking of relations.

Dr. Ruiz Guiñazú informed all of us yesterday evening that he was fully authorized to reach this agreement. He is now disauthorized by his own Government.

He has this afternoon communicated by telephone with Buenos Aires urging approval by Castillo of a slightly modified text for article III of the proposed joint declaration.

The Acting President of Chile has informed Aranha that the Chilean Foreign Minister has received precise instructions permitting him to sign the joint declaration.

A decision was reached this afternoon by all of the other Foreign Ministers that a plenary session would be held tomorrow afternoon at which all of the Foreign Ministers would sign the joint declaration for the breaking of relations. If Argentina is not prepared to go along the others at that time will go along without her.

The very definite conclusion has been reached by all of the Foreign Ministers with whom I have spoken that some influence of an extra continental character is responsible for the decision reached by Dr. Castillo. The entire Argentine delegation now without exception is vehemently of the opinion that the Argentine Government should support the joint declaration as agreed upon last night.

Welles