653.116/40: Telegram
The Chargé in Portugal (Andrews) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 23—4:12 p.m.]
18. Department’s 10, April 13, 2 p.m. One and one-half escudos coal subsidy is direct [to] Portuguese shipowners. At meeting April 17, 5 p.m., Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, French Ministers, German Chargé d’Affaires, declared subsidy aggravation of already existing ten percent discrimination and announced renew protest on latter with incidental mention of subsidy. Not yet done.
British Ambassador stated that orders from his Government obliged him protest emphatically coal subsidy, but would include ten percent discrimination. Done.
Am I authorized without citing coal subsidy to recall formally to Minister for Foreign Affairs delay in correcting ten percent discrimination?