711.23/11–2048: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Peru
430. You are authorized address Note along following lines to Minister Foreign Affairs acknowledging receipt Minister’s Note dated Oct 31:1
“I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency’s Note dated October 31, 1948 informing me that there has been constituted [Page 115] a military junta de gobierno under the presidency of General Manuel Odria in which Your Excellency has been designated to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“I have noted with satisfaction Your Excellency’s statement that the new administration will respect its international obligations and that its foreign policy will be based upon the principles which have characterized Peru’s diplomatic traditions.
“Under instructions from my Government, I have the honor to express to Your Excellency the hope that the cordial relations which have long existed between Peru and the US will continue unimpaired.
“Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
If you deem it advisable you are authorized deliver note in person. Inform Dept urgently when note has been delivered.2