800.8820/1201
The Ambassador in Peru (Norweb) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 5.]
Sir: I have the honor to inform the Department that the Minister of Foreign Affairs9 has expressed concern over recent report, that with the sale of the Chilean passenger vessels to the American Government this coast will be without passenger service.10
The Minister remarked that this is a disturbing development, and added that many Peruvian business men and officials are unable to travel abroad on business considered important to them owing to the limitations on transportation by Panagra.11 He cited recent reports submitted to him to the effect that about eighteen outstanding Peruvians are now off-loaded at different air terminals between Lima and Miami and that the congestion seems to be increasing rather than diminishing. He inquired if there is any immediate prospect of relief either by inaugurating restricted steamer passenger service or increasing the number of airplanes on the West Coast run.
Consequently, if the Department is in possession of any useful information regarding the possibility of improvement, I should appreciate knowing of it.
Respectfully yours,
- Alfredo Solf y Muro.↩
- For correspondence on Chilean shipping problems, see vol. v, pp. 862 ff.↩
- Pan American Grace Airways.↩