811.20 Defense (M) Bolivia/876: Telegram
The Ambassador in Bolivia (Boal) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:22 p.m.]
500. For Rubber Development from Lepper. Reference No. 343 cable 487, March 13. Chief of Economic Section Foreign Ministry68 admitted to Hall yesterday that by exchange of notes Bolivia had promised to take care of rubber necessities of Uruguay and Chile; that former Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs, Crespo and Anze had forgotten to remind President of this when latter promised whole 250 tons to Argentina; that commitments to other countries named are 100 tons each which under “moral” obligation Bolivia must now fulfill; that Chile particularly is for compliance and that in answer to Chilean Ambassador’s note last week the Minister of Economy69 promised that needs of Chile would be taken care of.
Two months ago Chilean Ambassador70 told Hall that his country’s consumption was already taken care of by Brazil but that he would nevertheless try to get what had been promised by Bolivia. [Lepper.]