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_: Was greeted by the Prefect of the Department of Arequipa, Mr. it is interesting to note that Mr. WALLACE left both curiosity- seekers and interested newspapermen waiting at the home of the Ambassador when he decided to arise at 4:00 a.m. and walk the three miles to the | Limatambo Airport. a 7 Mire WALLAGE proceeded'to Chile’and then réturned ‘to Lim and Arequipa, arriving in Arequipa, Peru, at approximately 2310 pem. on Sunday, April 4th, 1943.. He traveled by Panagra, and at the Arequipg Airport he ceding officials. J - Mayor of Arequipe, Mrs, OSCOSO ; and other 1 - Driving ‘from'the airport to the Plaza de Armas, the Vice-President was warmly greeted, being showered with thousands of flowers as he drove to the City Hall across the Plaza de Armas. Thousands of people welcomed him at the Plaza, many of the people composing large representations of various schools. oo a At the City Hall, he was welcomed in a short ceremony. Vice= President WALLACE thanked the people for welcoming him. He pointed out in brief that Arequipa, because of its importance in agriculture, plays a large part in victory for the democracies, or words similar in effect. — From the City Hall, Mr. WALLACE went to the Hotel Arequipa for a few moments, then rode through the city to the outskirts, Tingo. On the way back to the city proper he stopped and examined some of the corn crop of the land. He then walked across the street from the corn crop to another land producing this vegetable but apparently of another kind and quality. On the way into the city from Tingo, Mr. WALLACE visited the milk plant "Leche Gloria” and also viewed a stock show which was held on the lawns of the “Leche Gloria". He was to have been the guest of Club Arequipa; however, in view of the death of MANUEL UGARTECHE, such plans were canceled, 5 FG , £ ts _ Mr. WALLACE then went to the hotel, rested a short while, informally received a few members of the Rotary Club, and, at approximately 8:30 p.m., visited the home of the Vice Consul, where the American Colony, consisting of approximately thirty members, welcomed him in an informal ways After spending about thirty minutes there, he went to the Prefect's home, at about 9:00 pem., where he had dinner with a comparatively small party. _ He left at approximately 11:30 p.m. for the hotel. : 2: It can be stated thet he was warmly received by all people, the majority of whom are, of course, poor ‘people. Several admiring remarks wore | passed to the effect that he was well liked because of hig simplicity and Ddecause he is a “regular guy" representing the true American. As one individual stated, “He is so well liked by all the people here because he is regular, representing the real American and not the ‘Fifth Avenue’ American.®