Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Ambassador of Guatemala Guillermo Toriello-Garredo

L our file L Security Information copy mlms UNITED STATES DELEG-TION TO THE SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1044 315 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION 367 November 17, 1952 (Typed November 19, 1952) 377 SUBJECT: US-Guatenalan Relations PARTICIPANTS: Ambassador Guillermo Toriallo, Guatemalan Delegation The Secretary COPIES TO: US Del. to 7th GA Dept. of State Mr. Ross Distribution to Mr. Popper be determined Mr. Taylor by s/s. Secretary General Mr. Wells Reference Ambassador Toriello of Guatemala called on me at his request. He said that he wished to speak with me alone and accordingly Mr. Wells withdrew. The Ambessador then seid th: t he had undertaken his present mission because of his great admiration for the US and his distress that rela- tions between his country and ours were not good. He had been authorized by the President to do all within his power to change the existing situation and restore friendly and cordial relations. He also felt that I was a person who understood the necessity for good relations in the hemisphere and that he could count upon my personal good will. He therefore wished to mention to me a series of things which led him to believe that something was wrong between our countries and to ask what he could do to put it right. He mentioned the Highway Agreement which he was most anzious to conclude before the new Congress met so that everything would be in readiness for the appropriation procedure. However, although they had accepted almost all the suggestions made by the Department, there was one matter on which they had been turned dowwn, though it seemed to be a very trivial one. He attributed significance to this rejection. The point at issue was whether American Government vehicles should be exempted from tax, or whether the agreement would be DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) sufficient 10.26.26 Dept. of State letter, By NLT- H " NARS Datel1-30-76 OONT 477 Securits Information