File No. 763.72113/606
The French Ambassador ( Jusserand) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 28.]
Mr. Secretary of State: The Minister of France at Rio asked, jointly with his colleagues of England and Belgium, several weeks ago, the Brazilian Government to make an engagement that it would [Page 304] not rescind the measures taken with regard to private enemy property, except after consultation with the Allied Powers.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil answered that he had no objection in principle to that proposition, but especially desired to know whether the United States would be disposed to make, in so far as it is concerned, an engagement of the same nature.
I should be thankful to Your Excellency if you would kindly acquaint me with the views of the Federal Government on the subject.1
Be pleased to accept [etc.]
- Note in Department file: “It was decided not to reply to this note because it was requested that if our answer was ‘No’ we not reply.”↩