832.01/3: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Morgan)
79. Your 141, November 5, 11 a.m. This afternoon the British Ambassador called to say that he is being instructed to answer the Foreign Minister’s circular note on November 8, unless he receives later instructions to the contrary, by saying that the change in Government in Brazil will not cause any change in the diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Brazil.
The British Ambassador added that he trusted that this action would not inconvenience the Government of the United States in its consideration of the matter.
We had an understanding with the British Ambassador that the American and British Governments would keep one another informed of their intended action in the matter. The British Ambassador was told that the Government of the United States had not yet reached a decision in the matter; that a request was sent to our Ambassador in Brazil on November 5 for further information on which to base our decision and that when we had the reply of our Ambassador and had determined upon a course of action he would be advised thereof.
I am not prepared to make a decision in the matter and therefore cannot give you the instructions requested in the last sentence of your telegram No. 141, November 5, 11 a.m., until I receive a full detailed reply to my telegram No. 78, November 5, 2 p.m. Please reply as soon as possible.