Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, The American Republics, Volume VI

811.34522/55: Telegram

The Ambassador in Ecuador ( Long ) to the Secretary of State

Quito , October 22, 1942—8 p.m.
[Received 11:59 p.m.]

880. Reference Department’s telegram No. 772, October 21 [20], 9 p.m. When the Salinas agreement was negotiated Congress was not in session.

When the Galápagos draft agreement was submitted Presidential powers had lapsed consequently it was referred to Foreign Relations Committee whose chairman told me today that changes mostly improvements in Spanish will be reported soon.

I have been assured that if negotiations are not resumed before the adjournment of Congress probably on October 29³³ they will be handled under special powers thereafter.

Repeated to Panama for the information of General Andrews.

Long

33. The negotiations were suspended until October 1943.