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fo ate caatechnlen Ne ke Ped “sal vet ia - vs na ene ek ne me ae ae ae Re tanec on : con as ” : : : . | ° (oO 7 / ee PLACE: - DATE: REPORTED BY: ; Quito, Ecuador May 5, 1943 787 TITLE: : CHARACTER: — - | VISIT OF HENRY ACMALLACE ECUADOR ~POLITICAL- M * YNOPSIS s Embassy precautionary measures for the safety of On request of U.S. Mr. WALLACE were taken and are set out in detail. WALLACE waS in and near Quito from 1:45 PM April 15 to 7345 AM April 19, and in Guayaquil from 9 AM April 19 to 1:20 PM next day, departing for Cali, Colombia. Program and mis- cellaneous activities in Quito, Guayaquil and environs set out. Prevailing feeling of populace at all places observed to be favorable towards WALLACE personnaly as well as to the United States. Very little adverse coment or manifestations were observed or reported. Activities of the vice president included formal and informal receptions, dinners and conferences, a visit to Otavalo, the experimental station at Pichilingue, farms enroute to Otavalo and in the Chillo Valley, as well as visits to balsa and rice m1 in Guayaquil. During his movements a moderate amount of enthusiasm was observed among the people, and very little disorder was manifest. The vice president showed interest in all stratas during his visit and through this apparently gained considerable good will. cans ALL RSORMATION CONTAINED named ht eTLR Ik wept sere ee EAE PMT: ane reNS UROLACSIED ims: —-—CLOSED-—- BAe S//6/E3 pysciesKise y) ° ALP3I05 Report of 345 dated 4/5/43 entitled "visit of vice president Henry Wallace" Report of 176 dated 4/8/43 entitled "Political activity visit of Vice president Wallace to fouadore REFERENCE: oe wade available to: - Copies: - eee ora —~— om ( ) Embassy (Consulate) Bureau 5. Paes unr a MeAs guito 25 FLOR: res te THGATIOR Ne As Y - MAY sxc hoe. ( ) Other we 4 (Veja. a U.S. DEPARTMENT OF J@STICE Ne