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oe ce wo “ . 7 ee SRL. Nae dete Dea woe kel ued : | | 4 Guayaquil, Ecuador. , April 9, 1943. . i, Res Political Activity _ Visit or Vice-President WALLACE to Ecuador. - . Reference is made to report dated 4-843, entitled Political Activity, etc., Character, Ecuador Political. That report dealt _ principally with the efforts of the labor groups in Guayaquil to - obtain a recognized part in the reception in Guayaquil for Vice~ Bon President WALLACE while he is in this city, the refusdl, and the -... potential possibilities arising out of the refuaal which might be. arn embarrassing to the United States. ~" — - Through a source of information which is believed to be reliable and which access to the leaders of the labor groups in the city, a request was made to ascertain would be the principal subjects broached to WALLACE should they be able to obtain an interview with him, | Se, , 7 It has been ascertained that the group which is most powerful and headed by Pedro SAAD, Union Sindical Guayas, desire to talk with WALLACE about the Protocolo de Rio Janeiro ~- the settlement of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian Border Dispute in January, 1942, which many here are displeased with. a The axhexxaminext most powerful group which is known asthe Confederacion Obrera, have not consulted with the Union Sindical Guayas, but it is believed that it is also interested in the same subject. The Consul General was particularly interested 4 in whether or not the "balsa wood" subject, with regard to prices and the manner in which it has been handled, would be one of their principal points of discussion. My informant has advised me that at this time there have not been any indications that the labor groups would consider this matter as one of their primary points of discussion. ; Should the balea wood question come into the interviews with WALLACE, it would most likely be advanced by the "Cdmare de Comercio®.