711.162/27: Telegram

The Chargé in Salvador ( Engert ) to the Secretary of State

61. Draft of the treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights was submitted to the Foreign Office this morning.

I should appreciate it if the Department could for my confidential guidance telegraph briefly principal grounds on which most-favored-nation [Page 933] treatment is desired to be used discreetly in conversation without committing the Department in any way.

Engert