825.24/705d: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Bowers)
1380. Your 1952, November 11, 8 p.m.52 On August 7 the Under Secretary delivered to Ambassador Michels a memorandum53 containing a statement of the military assistance which had been given and which could be given to the Government of Chile by the War and Navy Departments of the United States. The list of items for future delivery was to form the basis of a Lend-Lease Agreement to be signed after Chile had broken relations with the Axis. These lists were immediately made available by Ambassador Michels to his Foreign Office and to General Espinosa. At a later date, Ambassador Michels expressed to the Under Secretary the very great satisfaction [Page 38] of the Chilean Government with the assistance represented by the lists of matériel.
You are authorized to inform the appropriate Chilean authorities that the matériel specified in these lists will be provided in accordance with the conditions set forth therein. These conditions have been made known to the Chilean authorities.