File No. 832.801/7
The Ambassador in Brazil ( Morgan) to the Secretary of State
Sir: I have the honor to report that the Official Gazette of Rio de Janeiro, of January 16, published the text of a circular from the Brazilian Minister of Finance stating that the war has dislocated ocean transportation and prejudiced national commerce. Under the [Page 82] authority conferred by letter “f”, Article 5, of decree No. 10,524, of the 23d of October, 1913, which provided new regulations for the merchant marine and coastwise trade, it has therefore been decided that during the continuation of the war foreign vessels shall be allowed to engage in coastwise traffic for the purpose of transporting cargoes between Brazilian ports.
The circular contained, in thirty-two clauses, the regulations which govern this new rule. An English translation of the text is enclosed herewith.1
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