Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The American Republics, Volume V

611.1631/153: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in El Salvador (Fisher)

Washington, November 7, 1936—1 p.m.

29. Referring to Legation’s despatch No. 804, October l.¹³ Trade Agreement Committee finished deliberations on El Salvador accepting Table A assuming List 4 of bindings is included. Schedule 2 as approved is as follows:

Peru Balsams	5% ad valorem
Prepared guavas	17%% ad valorem
Mango and guava pastes and pulps	28% ad valorem
Coffee	Free
Unprocessed tortoise shell	Free
Deerskins	Free
Reptile skins	Free
Cacao beans	Free
Honey	2 cents per pound.

Department regrets that it will be impossible to bind henequen on free list for El Salvador due to its unimportance as a supplier of this market. I believe it would be highly desirable to complete and sign the agreement before the Buenos Aires conference¹⁴ ends. You may point out desirable publicity for Salvador. Have Cochran sound out Rochac on probability of Hacienda’s cooperation in completing agreement while conference is in session.

Amplifying instruction with statistical material will follow by airmail.

Moore

13. Not printed.
14. The Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, December 1–23, 1936; see pp. 3 ff.