Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the Ambassador of Ecuador, Foreign Minister Dr. Naftali Ponce Miranda of Ecuador, the Minister-Counsel of the Embassy of Ecuador, John F. Simmons, and Edgar L. McGinnis

to K DEPARTMENT OF STATE 52 IMA ARCHIVES **MATIONAL RECORDS AND 792 Memorandum of Conversation IAL DATE: Feb. 13, 1951 SUBJECT: Courtesy Visit of Ecuadoran Foreign Minister; Proposed Official Visit of President Plaza to the United States. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Neftali PONCE Miranda - Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ambassador Peñaherrera - Ecuadoran Embassy Dr. Alfonso Moscoso - Minister-Counselor, Ecuadoran Emb. Secretary Acheson Ambassador John F. Simmons - Chief of Protocol Mr. McGinnis - OSA COPIES TO: Embassy, Quito ARA MID - Mr. Bennett 1-1493 Dr. Neftali Ponce Miranda called upon me at 4:15 p.m. today for a brief courtesy visit. After the customary exchange of amenities, I remarked that we were pleased with the able support and assistance that the Ecuadoran Government had given us in the UN Security Council and in the. other organs of the UN. The Foreign Minister replied that his Government could not do otherwise since Ecuador shares the same democratic ideals and aspirations for peace that hav e motivated the foreign policy of the United States. I then said that I wished to take this occasion to inform Dr. Ponce that President Truman would be pleased to have Pres- ident Galo Plaza officially visit the United States later in the year. I stated that, if the Ecuadoran President indicated that it would be convenient for him to make the visit, we would in due course extend an official invitation. I added that the visit, if agreeable, would necessarily take place after the com- pletion of the repairs now going forward on the White House. President Plaza, I said, was held in high esteem here and had made a host of friends during his tour of duty as Ambassador to Washington. Dr. Ponce thanked me and stated that he would be glad to convey this information to the President. He said that, while he could not speak for President Plaza, he felt sure that the President would be delighted to make such a visit. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) I mentioned 3-16-76 Dept. of State letter, Aug.9,1973 By NLT. HC : NARS Date 6-17-76 IAL