724.3415/4217: Telegram
The Minister in Bolivia (Des Portes) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:55 p.m.]
69. President of Bolivia returned yesterday afternoon. Foreign Minister informed me this afternoon that on Sunday he received a telegram from the Bolivian Minister at Washington that the latter had talked with Assistant Secretary Welles and the United States Government did not insist upon the question in the Department’s telegram 25, September 28, 3 p.m. Foreign Minister states that he considers tripartite mediation in a pause and that it can be returned to in case of failure by the League.
In the telegram of yesterday to the League Secretary the Foreign Minister urged invitation participation United States and Brazil, and appointed the delegate Bolivian plenipotentiary to the Committee.
Foreign Minister also commented on the commanded absence from Geneva of the Paraguayan delegate.
On Saturday he stated to me that the recent declarations of the Bolivian delegate had been forced by the maneuvers of the Argentine delegate.