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ary OFFICIAL VISIT On Monday, April 12th, 1943, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Mr. WALLACE arrived at Santa Cruz airport, Lima, Peru, escorted by airplanes of the Peruvian air force. An official and popular welcome to the Vice- President took place at that time on the occasion of his initiating the official portion of his visit to Peru. The Vice-President was greeted at the airport by President Prado and the diplomatic corps and high Peruvian officials. At this time Vice- President WALLACE was afforded a twenty-one gun salute. He posed for the photographers and then entered the official automobile for a five mile parade to the Palace de Gobierno. At points on the route to the Palace, school and civic choruses sang the national anthems of Peru and of the United States. At the Plaza de Armas and Plaza San Martin, school children arranged themselves to form large victory "V's" and to form the flags of the two countries. The Vice- President rode in a colonial type open cerriage, accompanied by President Prado. They were escorted by the colorful Inca Guard, made up of pure Inea Indians, wearing uniforms of the colonial era. No.[__lootainea a photograph of the Vice-President's carriage in the parade, and a print of same is an enclosure with this report. At the Plaza San Martin, in the heart of Lima, the parade drew to a stop immediately in front of two large bleachers, same being packed with school children arranged to form two large white "V's". Above one set of bleachers was a large picture of President Roosevelt, while above the other was a picture of President Prado. At this time the official military band played the U. S. National Anthem, while the school children sang the words in English. It should be noted that at this time all persons stood in silence and at strict attention. The members of the official entourage left their cars to stand at attention. -8d- b7D