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Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State
The Argentine Ambassador called me on the telephone to say that he was in receipt of a telegram from his Government expressing satisfaction at the desire of the United States to explore the possibilities of a new trade agreement between the two countries. His telegram coincided with the telegram which we have received this morning from our Embassy in Buenos Aires, No. 67.
Mr. Espil said, however, that he was going to ask his Government to send one or two experts to assist him in the preliminary conversations. These experts are now in London with Le Breton and could easily be here in the course of three or four weeks. The Ambassador did not wish to begin his conversations until the arrival of these experts. He referred to them as men without any particular rank but as having the information which he would require.