740.0011 European War 1939/32425: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Colombian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Lozano)
I have received your telegram of December 22, 1943 stating that in defense of the right and liberty of peoples unjustly attacked by the German Reich, Colombia has been compelled to proclaim a state of belligerency toward that nation; that Colombia desires to bind itself closely to the nations united against the common enemy and to collaborate more closely with the United States and the other belligerent nations of America in the defense of this continent; and that the Government of Colombia has decided to adhere to the Declaration by United Nations and has sent full powers for signing this document to His Excellency, President Alfonso López, who is now in New York.
Colombia’s action in thus formally aligning itself with the United Nations brings to thirty-four the number of freedom-loving nations which have pledged themselves to employ their full resources in the struggle against the common enemy. On behalf of this Government, as depository for the Declaration by United Nations, I take great pleasure in welcoming Colombia into the ranks of the United Nations.
[Page 14]Appropriate arrangements are being made for President López to sign the Declaration24a
Please accept [etc]
- The effective date of Colombia’s adherence was December 22, 1943.↩