723.2515/1547
The Secretary of State to
the Permian Ambassador (Velarde)
Washington, June 30,
1925.
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note, dated June 18, 1925, together with its enclosure,
a communication of the same date addressed by you to the President, as
Arbitrator in the Tacna-Arica arbitration, and to enclose a
communication from the Arbitrator, dated June 29, 1925, in reply
thereto, for transmission to the Government of Peru.
Accept [etc.]
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[Enclosure]
President Coolidge to the Permian Ambassador
(Velarde)
In the Matter of
the
Tacna-Arica Arbitration
June 29, 1925
The Arbitrator has had the honor to receive and carefully examine the
communication addressed to him under date of June 18, 1925, by the
Ambassador of Peru and notes with satisfaction the appointment of
the Peruvian member of the Plebiscitary Commission.
The Arbitrator adheres in all respects to his ruling of April 9,
1925, and is of the opinion that this ruling leaves nothing to be
said on his part in response to the present communication of the
Government of Peru.
A copy of the communication of the Peruvian Government and of this
response is being furnished to the Ambassador of the Government of
Chile.
Calvin
Coolidge
Arbitrator
By the Arbitrator
Frank B.
Kellogg
Secretary of
State
