710 Consultation (4)/11–2744: Telegram
The Ambassador in Venezuela (Corrigan) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:18 p.m.]
1118. I have arranged for an appointment with Parra Pérez in the course of which I shall endeavor to secure favorable action along lines of Department’s 909, November 25, 9 p.m.57
However, in order to clarify the record, I wish to call to Department’s attention that the second sentence in my telegram 1110, November 22,57 reading “the judgment of this Government is in complete accord with our own” referred only to the concluding sentence of first paragraph of Department’s circular of November 2157 which reads: “It is our judgment that confusion can best be avoided if the several Governments will refrain from communicating their replies to the (Pan American) Union until a consensus has been reached”.
The actual reply which is being held up in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, gives a lengthy exposition of the Venezuelan Government’s views and instructions their member (Ambassador Escalante) to vote in favor of the Argentine proposal.
Incidentally while attending a recent theatrical performance featuring an Argentine musical artist, I was much struck by the spontaneous and enthusiastic acclaim demonstrated by the Venezuelan people in general, particularly in the gallery. This pro-Argentine sentiment is not related to political developments, but strongly indicates that the Venezuelan populace would be responsive to propaganda friendly to Argentina, which might cause an exceedingly embarrassing political situation for the Venezuelan Government, an eventuality which it would try to avoid.