Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The American Republics, Volume VII

710 Consultation (3)A/758c: Airgram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina ( Armour )

Washington , June 16, 1944—6:20 p.m.

A–589. The following instruction has been sent to the American Embassies in certain of the other American republics:

“In support of the program of the Department and the War Refugee Board which has been the subject of instructions by airgram to the Embassies in various of the American republics, the Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense at Montevideo on May 31, 1944 adopted upon the recommendation of the United States member a resolution⁵⁸ favoring, subject to essential reservations regarding security, the exchange of German nationals in this Hemisphere against certain persons belonging to the oppressed peoples of Europe who bear documents issued by or in the name of the American republics or other non-European states reflecting a right of admission to or protection by such republics or states.

“The Department feels that it is essential to proceed as quickly as possible with the presentation to the German Government of concrete proposals based upon the Resolution in question and hopes that the government to which you are accredited, which has presumably by this time received official notification of the Resolution from the Committee, will be willing to join in this common program with the other American republics and this Government. The Department will be glad to learn of any initiative taken by the government to which you are accredited to implement this desirable step in strengthening the common front against the Axis.

“A suggested translation of the Resolution was sent you on June 3 under cover of a letter signed by Mr. Sanders,⁵⁹ the representative of the United States on the Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense. The Department is sending you in the near future a copy of the official translation of this document. There will also be sent you in the near future an instruction outlining certain points of action in respect to the program on which your report is desired.”

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58. For telegram to the President of the Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, June 17, 1944, on the position of the United States with respect to this solution, see vol. i, p. 1073.
59. For instructions to Mr. Sanders to transmit English copies of the Resolution (XXIV), see final paragraph of telegram 317, June 2, to Montevideo, p. 13.