Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The American Republics, Volume V

810.74/678: Telegram

The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State

Santiago, January 2, 1943—7 p.m.
[Received 10:25 p.m.]

10. My strictly confidential despatches numbers 3539, June 9, “Report on Transradio Chilena”³⁵ and 4440, September 16, 1942, “No Proclaimed List action recommended against Transradio”.³⁶ Your confidential telegram 1552, December 31 [30], 6 p.m.³⁷ The basis for the statement is the large ownership of Transradio stock by enemy nationals and the facility with which it is believed minor employees could be persuaded by remuneration to obtain copies of radiograms, thus creating a leak. Transradio recently dismissed all suspected Nazi employees. Its manager is British. Please consult Second Secretary Mills now in Washington.

Bowers

35. Despatch not printed. Transradio Chilena was controlled by a consortium in which French, German, British, and American interests participated equally.
36. Not printed.
37. Not printed; it requested an explanation of an alleged German bribery scheme of obtaining information from wireless messages (810.74/677a).