832.51 Sa 6/128
The Secretary of State to Field, Glove & Co., International Acceptance Bank, Baker, Kellogg & Co., and Ulen & Company
Sirs: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of July 17, 1928, regarding your claim against the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
As stated in a telephonic conversation of July 20 with Mr. F. Abbott Goodhue, President of the International Acceptance Bank, Incorporated, regarding the subject of the letter, the Department can establish no connection between your grievance against the State of São Paulo and the flotation of a loan of that State. With reference to your statement that the State is known to be in default, it was also pointed out that the Department has never undertaken to [Page 1028] pass on the merits of your complaint against the State, but, at your request, has merely used its good offices to bring about a settlement of the matter satisfactory to both parties. I am [etc.]
Assistant Secretary