Office of the Historian

722.2315/2301: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Peru (Norweb)

Washington, October 5, 1941—3 p.m.

386. Your 523, October 3, 9 a.m. The Department is delighted that a demilitarized zone has been established and the lines of the Peruvian and Ecuadoran armies defined through agreement between the Peruvian and Ecuadoran military authorities. It is the Department’s hope that this agreement will preclude the repetition of hostile [Page 235] incidents between the opposing forces, and will thus contribute to the successful continuation of efforts to restore peaceful conditions in the frontier area.

The Department is confident that the agreement mentioned above in no way conflicts with the views expressed in the Department’s 356, September 23, 2 p.m.34

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