Office of the Historian

710.Consultation (3)/188: Telegram

The Ambassador in Argentina (Armour) to the Secretary of State

Buenos Aires, January 2, 1942—5 p.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]

3. Both the British Embassy and ourselves are of the opinion that measures taken by Argentine port authorities to prevent acts of sabotage leave much to be desired due largely to inadequate number of surveillance personnel, the authorities themselves stating that funds appropriated by the Congress for this purpose are insufficient. It is our belief that this situation might be corrected if action could be taken at the Rio de Janeiro Conference to ensure adoption of adequate anti-sabotage measures by all of the American Republics.26

Armour
  1. In telegram No. 9, January 5, 5 p.m., the Secretary of State indicated to the Ambassador that this suggestion was being incorporated in a resolution to be presented at Rio de Janeiro.↩