Office of the Historian

821.61/87: Telegram

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

Bogotá, May 22, 1943—1 p.m.
[Received 5:57 p.m.]

889. My No. 828, May 11, 3 p.m.57 Miguel López informed me this morning that Florez58 will not be a member of his party having been forced to withdraw because of private business.

López informed me also that the President approves of the proposal that the 15 million dollar credit desired for the agricultural plan should be separate from the 8 million dollar credit desired for public works.

Lane
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Manuel Florez Umana, agronomist and one-time associate of the Minister of National Economy.↩