724.3415/4035: Telegram
The Ambassador in Argentina (Weddell) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11 p.m.]
138. At reception given this afternoon by the President to American newspaper men the Minister of Foreign Affairs told me that he today received a visit from the Bolivian Minister who seemed to be in a responsive mood with regard to the Chaco and would meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Brazilian Ambassador and me tomorrow afternoon for further discussion.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs then stated in the presence of the President that he considered the moment critical and that what was now required was strong and immediate pressure on Bolivia. The President concurred in these statements although minimizing the importance which the Minister of Foreign Affairs gave to reported Paraguayan victories. The President added that he hoped the efforts his Government was now making to promote peace would convince my Government of the sincerity of the desire of Argentina to bring hostilities to an end. I assured him there was no doubt in my mind of this attitude.