710 Consultation (3)A/757a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the President of the Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense (Guani) at Montevideo
I have the honor to acknowledge Your Excellency’s communication of May 31,84 transmitting to me a copy of the resolution adopted by the Committee on that date.85
I note that this resolution proposes that the American Republics concert and intensify their efforts to rescue from German hands some thousands of oppressed minorities holding non-European documentation; that this be done by joint proposals to exchange German nationals from the American Republics for these persecuted groups; and that such exchanges can be achieved consistently with security considerations surrounding exchanges previously formulated by your Committee in the interests of hemispheric defense.
My Government will be most happy to participate actively in such an inter-American program. In company with some of its sister republics and other governments it has been giving intensive [Page 1074] consideration to this problem. The direction and stimulus the Committee’s resolution provides for the development of a joint program of larger proportions is most welcome, and is in line with those great humanitarian concepts for which the American Republics stand.
I extend to you and your distinguished colleagues the assurances of my highest consideration.