Office of the Historian

721.2315/243a: Telegram

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

Washington, October 30, 1925—6 p.m.

62. Department advised by Colombian Minister that Colombian Government has ratified Colombian-Peruvian Boundary Treaty of 1922, thus complying with its obligations under Section 2 of the Procès Verbal of March 4, last.19

In the course of conversation today on other matters I informed the Peruvian Ambassador of the above intimating that information that the Peruvian Congress had done likewise would be received with pleasure. You may in your discretion say to President Leguía that the definite termination of this matter would cause gratification to this Government.

Kellogg
  1. This paragraph was telegraphed to Brazil, Oct. 30, 6 p.m., as Department’s telegram No. 57 (file No. 721.2315/243b).↩