721.23/1270: Telegram
The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 25—6:05 p.m.]
130. Supplementing my 124, February 23, 10 p.m., Drummond sends me following urgent message:
“The Peruvian representative gave the Committee satisfactory assurances as to acknowledging the legal rights of Colombia by treaty and consequential withdrawal of Peruvian forces.
[Page 493]In view of these assurances the Committee gave both representatives attached aide-mémoire as their definite and final suggestions for a settlement and asked for an answer as soon as possible, indicating that the Committee expected to have a council on Monday evening.
The two representatives promised further to telegraph to their Governments to say that in view of the real hopes of a settlement they urged that everything should be done to avoid further clashes.
Anything that the United States Government feels disposed to do to help the Committee would be greatly appreciated.”
With the exception of the changes mentioned below the aide-mémoire referred to in Drummond’s message is, but for unimportant verbal changes, identical with the memorandum handed the Colombian delegation on February 23, as reported in my above mentioned telegram.
Add to paragraph 1: “However, the following proposals are formulated with a view to a settlement under paragraph 3 of article 15 of the Covenant.”
Paragraph 3: strike out “her” before “troops”. Add “the commission will have the right to attach to the international troops such other elements as it may deem necessary.”