810.796/6
The Minister in Ecuador (Bading) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 10.]
Sir: With reference to the Department’s cable No. 3 of January 19th, three P.M.,79 in which the Legation was informed that “certain American aeronautical interests are planning with the encouragement and approval of the Government of the United States to interest themselves in the transportation of passengers and mail along the western coast of South America”, and in which the Minister was instructed to discuss this question with Doctor Ayora, Provisional President of Ecuador, in a confidential manner, intimating to him that the government of the United States would be pleased to see Ecuador and the aeronautical interests of the United States eventually joined in the development of aviation on the west coast of South America, and for that reason the United States Government would be happy to see the field kept open until these projects have been matured and completed, I have the honor to report that I have discussed this question in detail with Doctor Ayora, who informed me that he was exceedingly interested in the matter and gave me the assurance that the Government of Ecuador would cooperate to the fullest extent with plans to develop such air service. He further informed the American Minister that up to the present time no requests of any kind to grant concessions for air rights in Ecuador had been presented by foreign concerns, and that he did not believe any such requests would be presented in the near future. The Minister requested that Doctor Ayora, in case any requests for air concessions were presented to the Government of Ecuador, discuss them with the American Minister prior to the Government’s taking any action, to which Doctor Ayora agreed.
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