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8085 September 15, 1949 Dear Mr. Ambassador I certainly appreciated most highly your letter of the ninth. I think you did perfectly right in accepting the decoration and I also think that you deserve it. When the law is com- plied with I want you to have the decoration. It must have been a matter of great satisfaction to you to have this ceremony take place. I know that it makes me feel we are well represented in Chile. As you know, I've been trying to build up good-will in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and all the other South American Republics. I think our relations with Argentine have improved to some extent. We have always had cordial relations with Paraguay and most of the Central American Republics. Our relations with Cuba are now on a satis - factory basis and I believe we are making progress all along the line - thanks to first-class representatives in those countries, and I hope we can continue to improve our friendship with them. It was a pleasure to hear from you. Sincerely yours, ARCHIVES "NATIONAL Turnar AND RECORDS SERVICE'* darry S. TRUMAN to connector Honorable Claude G. Bowers The American Ambassador Santiago, Chile Via State Dept pouch