810.20 Defense/6–140: Telegram
The Ambassador in Argentina (Armour) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:28 p.m.]
169. For the Under Secretary. Your 82, May 30, 3 p.m. On my return from Montevideo this morning I saw the Minister for Foreign Affairs and presented matter in light of above telegram. Cantilo went at once to the President and has just informed me that they will be very glad to receive an officer for the purpose mentioned.
In view of favorable reply I am informing Cantilo that Captain W. O. Spears has been designated to undertake conversations with Argentine authorities and will arrive Buenos Aires by plane June 7.
Reference invited to statement first paragraph my telegram 163, May 29, 3 p.m., word “offense” should have been “defense”. Statement should have read “that an ill-prepared defense would constitute the poorest form of defense and only tend to invite attack”.