740.0011 European War 1939/25878: Telegram
The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:10 p.m.]
2027. The Foreign Office repeating its pledges that Chile will break relations gently requests, as had General Escudero and Morales,54 that as much as possible of the armament our Under Secretary indicated to Ambassador Michels could be given to Chile (Department’s 1380, November 14, 11 p.m.) be sent with the least possible delay and not be withheld until rupture actually takes place, arguing that it would relieve military fears, enhance good feeling in the army, and be accepted as a gratifying expression of confidence in Chile’s pledge to break with the Axis. I urgently support this request.
- Presumably Raúl Morales Beltrami, Chilean Minister of the Interior.↩