835.796/270: Telegram
The Ambassador in Argentina (Armour) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 23—8:25 p.m.]
1216. Embassy’s 519, March 20, 4 p.m.; Department’s 428, March 26, 10 p.m.; Embassy’s despatch No. 5322, June 4.21 Officials of Aerovias Argentinas claim Corporación is requesting new airline concession Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro via Posadas on basis that Corporación will be able to obtain Lati planes now in Brazil, and that concession may be granted within a few days. Third parties inform Embassy that Aerovias thinks it could obtain this concession if we furnished the planes. However, Aerovias still maintains coy attitude and has not yet formally approached Embassy.
In any event award of concession to Corporación might be blocked if we could unofficially confirm as soon as possible either that the United States had already purchased the Lati planes, or that Brazil definitely will not release them against our objections.
Repeated to Rio de Janeiro.
- Despatch not printed.↩