835.01/201a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil ( Caffery )

761. In view of the delicate situation in Paraguay, Ambassador Frost has been instructed not to urge the Paraguayans to issue a statement but to limit himself to urging that they refrain from recognizing present Argentine regime pending further developments. The Department’s telegram of March 6 to Montevideo,81 which was repeated to you, was also repeated to Frost.

Stettinius
  1. Telegram 132 (not printed), instructed Ambassador Dawson in Montevideo to urge the Uruguayan Government to refrain from recognizing the Farrell regime and indicated the belief that Ramírez was removed because of breaking relations with the Axis (835.01/199b).