Office of the Historian

710 Consultation (3)A/8–444: Telegram

The Ambassador in Uruguay (Dawson) to the Secretary of State

Montevideo, August 4, 1944—10 a.m.
[Received 11:30 a.m.]

747. From Sanders for Spaeth. Recently members of Committee have of their own accord mentioned to me desirability of removing Argentine member. Armendáriz stated that it is evident from Department’s statement of July 2661 that Argentine break of relations has not changed situation which led to Committee action last December62 and that Argentina’s stand has deprived her of right to name member. Arroyo is of same opinion and from remarks made by adviser to Goes Monteiro63 I am satisfied latter shares this view. I have [Page 19] not discussed matter with Guani, but am confident he would support such a move.

This step at present time, if consistent with Department’s program, would be effective in accentuating Argentina’s isolation.

With respect to procedure perhaps, could send communication to the 20 Governments and to Union64 concluding that, in view of policy of Argentine Government and of insistence of member appointed by it that he is “delegate” of his country, Argentina may desire to be relieved of responsibility of maintaining a member of a body which, because of express limitations of its charter, cannot represent said government or act on its behalf pursuant to article II Regulations.65

This might provoke Argentine withdrawal from Committee. If not problem of expulsion could then be resolved through Union perhaps by reorganization of Committee. [Sanders.]

Dawson
  1. Department of State Bulletin, July 30, 1944, p. 107.↩
  2. This refers to Resolution XXII, approved December 24, 1943, which concerns the non-recognition of new governments established by force. For an explanation and text of the Resolution, see Second Annual Report, pp. 14–20 and p. 79.↩
  3. Pedro Aurelio de Goes Monteiro, who succeeded Pi mental Brandão as Brazilian member of the Committee.↩
  4. Pan American Union.↩
  5. The members of the Committee were regarded as representing the whole of the American Republics, and not the individual countries from which they came. For text of article II of Regulations, see Annual Report, July 1943, p. 268.↩