723.2515/504: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Peru ( Smith )
Washington
,
October 23, 1919, 1
p.m.
Strictly confidential. Embassy in Chile is in receipt of an unofficial report from Chilean Foreign Office to the effect that mobilization of troops is taking place along southern border of Peru, and that the mobilization has been organized by Leguia for the purpose of making demonstrations against Chile. You are instructed to request the Military Attaché to endeavor to ascertain, using the utmost discretion, whether there is any truth in this report. Cable reply.
Phillips