710.Consultation 2 (C)/50: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina (Armour)
Washington, June 6, 1942—5
p.m.
820. Your 1051, June 5, 4 p.m. For Spaeth.
- 1.
- The Department approves your attitude as outlined in sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 and authorizes you to accept the proposed convention in its present form since it is being submitted to the Pan American Union for study.
- 2.
- With regard to section 5, the Department authorizes you to approve of items 1 and 2 of part III. With respect to item 3, while this Government has no objection in principle to the proposal it would seem that in view of the differences in practice and theory between Roman law and our own, there is some doubt whether our Congress would be disposed to enact the necessary legislation, although you may point out that fraudulent testimony of that character is already a serious offense punishable by law.
With regard to section 5, part IV, items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, the observations just made with regard to the distinction between Roman law and our own apply with equal force even though the Department approves the principles involved. However, as long as these proposals are made in the form of recommendations and are subject to study, the Department sees no objection to your approval of them.
With regard to item 5 under part IV, the Department authorizes you to give your approval.
Hull