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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Director, Office of American Republic Affairs ( Woodward )

iago in order that the Chilean Government might know that the Department of State has full respect for the Chilean Ambassador.) The Chilean Ambassador said that his Government felt the “armed threat” carried out by the British in sending the Cruiser Nigeria to the Antarctic islands was sufficient basis for appealing for inter-American collaboration under the Rio Treaty. He said that the Chilean Government had come to an agreement on March 7, 1948 with the Argentine Government that the two Governments would maintain a “united frontier” [“ united front ”?] on matters pertaining to the disputed c…