Office of the Historian

810.51A/26

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Morgan)35

Washington, July 3, 1919.

Sir: Referring to Department’s circular telegram of May 24, 1919, I enclose, at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, a letter addressed by him to the Minister of Finance of the Government to which you are accredited transmitting a tentative program for the Second Pan American Financial Conference to be held in this capital January 12–17, 1920.

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You will perceive that the Minister of Finance is requested to hold a meeting of his National Section of the International High Commission, on August 25 next, in accordance with the established practice of this Commission to hold simultaneous meetings at appropriate intervals.

You will immediately deliver to the Minister of Finance the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating to this Department any reply which he shall make.

I am [etc.]

William Phillips
  1. The same, mutatis mutandis, July 3, to the diplomatic representatives in all other Latin American countries, except that the instruction to Mexico contained only the first and last paragraphs.↩