Office of the Historian

810.79611 Tri-Motors Safety Airways/26: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Argentina (White)60

Washington, May 16, 1929—6 p.m.

38. Department’s 35, April 30, 2 p.m.59 In view of reports indicating that there is a connection made or contemplated between the New York, Rio and Buenos Aires Line and French interests the Department pending fuller information does not wish you to take any action which might serve to promote such foreign interests against those of other American firms. Have you heard anything to confirm the reports mentioned?

Stimson
  1. The same, mutatis mutandis, on the same date to the Ambassador in Brazil as telegram No. 16.↩
  2. See footnote 55, p. 613.↩