715.1715/1414: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Representative of the President (Corrigan)
27. Your telegrams No. 34, April 7, 11 a.m., and No. 35, April 8, 3 p.m. It is believed that the proposed meeting of the Commission in San José might serve the purpose of clarifying the course of the mediation for the near future and would moreover constitute an indication that the mediation has not been abandoned. However, it is believed that the meeting should not be permitted to result in any categorical action which would tend to place responsibility for the continuance of mediation on either of the parties to the dispute. Experience has shown, as exemplified recently in the final settlement of the Chaco controversy,27 that the exercise of unremitting patience on the part of the mediators over a long period of time can lead to successful termination of difficulties which at times may appear insurmountable. It is my opinion that the members of the Commission should continue to be guided in their efforts by these considerations.