Editorial Note
President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla made a state visit to the United States from April 12 to May 3, 1950, and was in Washington from his arrival until April 15. File 725.11 for 1950 includes documents [Page 786] pertaining to this visit. See also the comments by President Truman at his News Conference, July 13, 1950. (Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1950 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1965), page 191.)
In a memorandum to the Secretary, dated April 6, Edward G. Miller, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, stated in part (with reference to a possible return visit by President Truman):
“While I myself am to some extent responsible for this idea having been dreamed up in the first place, I think that now we had better go very easy about undertaking any commitment for the President in this regard. Since last October our relations with both Peru and Argentina have improved markedly and it might cause us difficulty vis-à-vis those countries if President Truman should try to visit only Chile.” (725.11/4–650)