835.00/1455: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina (Armour)
838. Your 1216, June 6. 2 a.m. We are fully in accord with the unanimous opinion of your American colleagues that “recognition of the new Government, if and when accorded, should be as nearly simultaneous as possible”. In order that all the American governments may arrive at a common decision and take simultaneous action it is obviously necessary that there be the fullest exchange of information and consultation between the several governments regarding developments in Argentina. We feel confident that your colleagues will be ready to go along in the exchange of information and consultation so that their governments may have complete information before them at the time decision is made with regard to recognition.
For your guidance we believe that action upon recognition should be postponed so that all the governing facts can be more fully developed and understood for the benefit of each Government, including those favoring the Estrada Doctrine.11 We feel the need of further information particularly respecting the effect of the Cabinet appointments upon popular support for the new regime and with regard to the precise intentions of the Government with respect to foreign policy.
A telegram quoting the first paragraph of this message is being sent to all of our Missions for guidance in the event that the governments to which they are accredited consult with regard to the attitude on recognition of this Government.
- Doctrine set forth by the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1930; see Supplement to the American Journal of International Laic, vol. 25 (1931), p. 203.↩