810.74/951: Airgram
The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 27—noon.]
A–122. Reference Department’s airgram no. 435 of January 9, 3:05 p.m. West Coast Telegraph Company was instructed only on or about January 15 by Cables and Wireless that it was not to accept for transmission to the Axis and Axis controlled countries including Vichy.
The telecommunications companies were instructed yesterday by the Chilean Government (reference my telegram no. 136, January 21, 6 p.m.43) not to accept any messages for Germany, Italy and Japan and countries controlled by them. Consequently, all the companies are now operating on the same terms.
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