724.3415/622
The Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation (McCoy)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of July 10, 1929, informing me that the repatriation of the Bolivian and Paraguayan nationals held by the Governments of Paraguay and [Page 858] Bolivia, respectively, has been successfully completed under the direction of the Commission of Inquiry and Conciliation, Bolivia and Paraguay, and expressing the Commission’s appreciation of the assist ance rendered by the Government of the United States, the Department of State, and certain officers of the War Department, in bringing about the termination of this issue.
Permit me, through you, to thank the Commission sincerely for this communication, and at the same time express to the Commission, the Committee, which, under the able Chairmanship of the Commissioner for Uruguay was charged with the work of repatriation, the Neutral Committees at Formosa and Corumbá, and yourself hearty congratulations upon the consummation of this splendid service. The whole hearted cooperation and inspired interest of the members of the Commission and of the two Governments concerned stand forth as an example of the spirit of conciliation and friendship prevailing among the nations of the Americas.
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