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On the other hand, there are many people, not necessarily Apristes, who resent President Prado = on account of food monopolies, police graft, general hypocrisy, etc. - and who are privately glad to see his rather smug assumption of complete U. S. backing knocked cockeyed by Mr. WALLACE. All Peruvians, however, got a laugh out of Mr. WALLACE's speech in Ecuador in which he said that Ecuador reminded him of his home state Iowa many years ago, because of the condition of the roads. Any slur at Ecuador is popular here at present, but the tactlessness of this remark is cited as typical of Mr. WALLACE. Mr. WALLACE's speech at the Teatro Municipal in Lima has been the subject of much criticism and has aroused a great deal of antagonism. That he praised democratic institutions in the individual countries he had visited but failed to name Peru has jokingly been attributed to the loss-of a page from his manuscript. The Ambassador has denied this. Peruvians were also upset by their own faulty arrangements and lack of protocol. As reported, the Under Secretary of Foreigh Affairs and the Minister of Protocol both resigned. After two days, however, President Prado declined to accept the resignations. The only casualty now seems to be Sefior LUIS GALIOPORRAS, pro-Axis Mayor of Lima, who closed the Tennis Club to its members in order to give a party for Mr. WALLACE. Outraged members of the Tennis Club have forced GALLO PORRAS to resign as president of the: club. All in all, Peru spent § /800,000.00 ($123,361.60), plus municipal funds, to entertain Mir. WALLACE. Peruvians regret it. ENCLOSURES : oh TO THE BUREAU: vv Photograph of Vice-President WALLACE in carriage during opening parade on Monday, April 12th, 1943. Photograph (and negative) of press conference conducted by Mr. WALLACE at the Palace immediately after the opening parade, April 12th. Souvenir program of "Noche Peruano” in honor of Vice-President WALLACE at the Exposition Tennis Club, April 12th. Photograph (and negative) of Vice-President WALLACE at the banquet in the Palace on Tuesday, April 13th. ;-CLOSED-,; -16=