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The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina (Weddell)
116. For your information, this Government yesterday in response to an informal inquiry received from the Secretary General of the League of Nations as to whether the United States would participate in the League Chaco commission, replied that while the United States was not able to participate in the proposed League Chaco commission this Government, acting in its individual capacity would adopt a friendly and cooperative attitude towards the activities of the commission whenever in its own judgment such attitude might prove of practical assistance in furthering the peaceful solution of the Chaco problem.
You should communicate the reply made to Dr. Saavedra Lamas and to your Brazilian colleague. The Department yesterday informed the Brazilian Government of the attitude taken in this regard and it understands that the policy of the Brazilian Government will be identical.