840.50/2450: Telegram

The Ambassador in Colombia (Lane) to the Secretary of State

1493. My 1354, August 6, 6 p.m. Foreign Minister informed me today that only three formal replies have been received to the Colombian proposal:

1.
Ecuador has accepted unconditionally.
2.
Uruguay has accepted point 1 of the memorandum but appears unenthusiastic regarding points 2 and 3.
3.
Peru’s reply is virtually the same as that of Uruguay.

Chile has replied tentatively but sympathetically and has suggested that Chilean Foreign Minister30 after his visit to Washington shall stop at Bogotá to discuss matter at greater length with Colombian Government.

No direct reply has been received from Caracas.

Paraguay has not yet replied, formally or informally.

Lane
  1. Joaquín Fernández y Fernández.