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President Wilson to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I think that we should meet Guatemala half-way in this matter. I am ready to enter into the understanding she suggests.
[Page 6]And the more I think the matter over the more I am convinced that this is a good time to go forward with our Pan-American treaty with such countries as are able to come in.10 There would be a rather substantial advantage in having Brazil come in first, for the German influence has been supposed to be stronger there, and the German plans for immigration and control, more definite, than anywhere else in Latin America.
I would be very much obliged to you if you would take both these matters up with the purpose of putting them through as promptly as possible. The initial impressions being made now seem to me more influential than any can be that will come later.
Faithfully Yours,