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

810.5051/8–2444

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

No. 4304

Bogotá, August 24, 1944.
[Received September 1.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to my despatch no. 4232 of August 14, 1944,⁶⁵ reporting that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had informed the Embassy that he had communicated to the respective courts the contents of the Embassy’s notes requesting immunity from the jurisdiction of local courts for the Rubber Development Corporation and the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. The Embassy has now obtained through the Institute of Inter-American Affairs a copy of the note of the Minister of Foreign Affairs dated August 10, 1944, addressed to the judge of the court handling the case against the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, informing the judge of the official character of the Institute. There is enclosed for the Department’s information and files a copy and translation of this note⁶⁶ from the Foreign Office to the judge.

Respectfully yours,

Arthur Bliss Lane

65. Not printed.
66. Not printed; in it the Minister advised the judge that the Institute of Inter-American Affairs was an entity owned by the United States Government and recognized as such by Colombia in pursuit of its policy of continental solidarity (810.5051/8–2444).