724.3415/3783: Telegram (part air)
The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 3—6:23 a.m.]
122. Consulate’s number 115, May 31, 6 p.m., paragraph 7.
1. Am informed that in a private meeting this morning the Council acceded to Bolivia’s request to deal with the dispute under article 15 of the Covenant.46 Paraguay offered no objection.
With reference to paragraph 1 of that article the Secretary General stated that since the Chaco Commission had already rendered its report he was prepared to submit at once full information on the subject it being necessary merely to put the documentation in order and publish a few additional documents.
With reference to paragraph 2 the Paraguayan declared that since his Government had only just received the Commission’s report there would be some delay in submitting his Government’s statement. The Bolivian made light of any necessity for delay and asserted that though his Government had likewise just received the report there would be no difficulty about submitting a statement very shortly.
The parties were requested to submit their statements as soon as possible.
2. The embargo proposal47 was not discussed, Committee of Three not yet having prepared its report.