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

811.20 Defense(M)Colombia/612: Telegram

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

Bogotá, March 22, 1943—4 p.m.
[Received 8:18 p.m.]

510. Department’s telegram 357, March 20, 7 p.m.⁶⁶ Complete preliminary agreement has been reached with the Minister of War⁶⁷ on the air rubber agreement based on terms conforming with the original contract submitted by Defense Supplies Corporation. To simplify procedure Colombian authorities have considered it advisable to put this agreement into effect as one of the individual steps to be taken in the implementation of the more general agreement on strategic materials concerning which the exchange of notes referred to in the Embassy’s telegram 495, March 19, 3 p.m.⁶⁸ and previous correspondence is pending. It is expected that the air rubber agreement will be made effective after such exchange of notes.

Lane

66. Not printed.
67. Presumably Ramon Santo Domingo, who succeeded Alejandro Galvis Galvis on March 16, 1943.
68. Not printed.