Office of the Historian

835.01/157: Telegram

The Ambassador in Argentina (Armour) to the Secretary of State

Buenos Aires, February 26, 1944—11 a.m.
[Received 11:29 a.m.]

542. Since my talks with Brazilian and British colleagues (see Embassy’s telegrams 534 February 25, 5 p.m.63 and 533 February 25, 4 p.m.64) I have seen Mexican and Chilean Ambassadors.65 Both were in agreement that situation called for consultation by other American Governments on question of recognition of new regime and I understand are so recommending to their Governments. Member of Peruvian Embassy feels the same way. I expect to see Benavides66 today. He returned this morning from Uruguay. Chilean Ambassador read me a telegram to his Government in which he had already raised question of recognition. He was much impressed by Under-Secretary’s statement to the press.67

Repeated to Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, and Lima.

Armour
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Ante, p. 252.↩
  3. Dario Ojeda and Conrado Ríos Gallardo, respectively.↩
  4. Marshal Oscar Benavides, Peruvian Ambassador in Argentina.↩
  5. February 25. The statement indicated that the Argentine overnight developments might, because of security considerations, call for an exchange of views among the American Republics. For text of release, see Department of State Bulletin, February 26, 1944, p. 205.↩