Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The American Republics, Volume VII

710 Consultation 4/11–2544: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Argentina (Reed)

Washington, November 25, 1944—7 p.m.

1710. The possibility exists of a conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American republics to be held in the near future. It now seems probable that the question of Argentina’s compliance with inter-American commitments will be discussed and it is highly important that Department be fully prepared.

The Embassy should therefore immediately commence to organize all pertinent information. Particular emphasis should be placed upon the development of all specific instances in which it can be clearly shown that Argentina has failed to prevent undesirable external transactions contemplated by Rio Resolution V⁵² and Washington Resolutions,⁵³ such as remittances to and from enemy territory and commercial or financial intercourse with Axis or Axis-dominated territory.

In the near future several persons who are familiar with Argentine financial controls will be sent to assist the Embassy in preparing a complete report.

You will be informed as to when the contemplated mission may be expected to arrive.

Stettinius

52. For the text of Resolution V, which concerned the severance of commercial and financial ties with the Axis, see Department of State Bulletin, February 7, 1942, p. 124.
53. For texts of Resolutions, see Pan American Union, Congress and Conference Series No. 39: Final Act of the Inter-American Conference on Systems of Economic and Financial Control (Washington, 1942).