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Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Latin American Affairs (Wilson)

The Brazilian Ambassador came in this morning to inquire regarding his Government’s request for a military mission of two army officers from this Government to develop Brazil’s Coast Artillery Service.

I told the Ambassador that the War Department was agreeable to this request; however, the Department had not yet selected the officers. As soon as it had done so we would take the matter up with the President.

The Ambassador said that he had cabled his Government requesting a form of contract to submit to the officers. This was the procedure followed in the case of the naval mission.

Edwin C. Wilson