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

that the decision had been made by someone much “higher up”, that he had done everything possible to avoid signing the order, that he was very sorry it had happened but that there was nothing he could do. Mr. Buchanan then called on Lt. Col. Juan A. Lagos, the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs, who advised him that he knew nothing about the matter but that Mr. Buchanan might like to talk to Major Horacio A. Sirito (Major Sirito’s position in the Postoffice appears to be that of a more or less ex officio inspector). In accordance with this suggestion, an interview with Major Sirito was a…