721.23/1770: Telegram
The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 25—11:25 a.m.]
187. My 178, May 10, 9 p.m.; and 185, May 22, 8 p.m.
- 1.
- Colombia-Peru Advisory Committee met this morning. The President
announced the acceptance by Peru of the Committee’s proposed
procedure for putting into effect the Council’s recommendations of
March 18th. The procedure is the same as that quoted in my 178 with
unimportant differences in translation and two concluding paragraphs
as follows:
“The undersigned, representatives of the Governments of Colombia and Peru, accept on behalf of their Governments the procedure for putting into effect the recommendations proposed by the Council in the report which it adopted on March 18, 1933, in the form proposed by the Advisory Committee and approved by the Council at its meeting of Majr 25, 1933. They recognize that the meaning of certain points in this procedure is defined in the annexed letters dated May 25, 1933, addressed by the President of the Advisory Committee with the approval of the Council to the two above-mentioned Governments.
In faith whereof the present instrument has been drawn up in three copies, one for the Government of Colombia, another for the Government of Peru and the third to be deposited with the Secretariat of the League of Nations.”
- 2.
- The document is to be signed by the Colombian and Peruvian delegates as well as by the President of the Council.
- 3.
- The identic letter mentioned in the above quotation takes care of three of the minor alterations to the Committee’s proposal desired by the Peruvian Government (see my 185, May 22, 8 p.m.). As regards remaining point, namely, non-publication of correspondence with respect to choice by commission of Colombian troops, Lester this morning requested that all information on this subject be kept [Page 538] strictly confidenial until the arrival of the commission at Leticia.
- 4.
- The Council is meeting this afternoon at 6 o’clock for the formal procedure involved including approval of the Committee’s procedure now agreed to by the two parties, arrangement for the appointment of the members of the commission to go to Leticia, approval of work of the Advisory Committee, invitation to continue its work in accordance with the terms of the accord, and signature of accord.
- 5.
- Lester stated further that he had yesterday telegraphed Peru and Colombia regarding cessation of hostilities to which both Governments replied that orders have been issued to the respective commanders in this sense.
- 6.
- I suggest that I be instructed to convey to the Secretary General of the League and to the President of the Advisory Committee appropriate expressions of your gratification on the successful conclusion of the efforts of the League in regard to the Colombia–Peru dispute.