810.34 Leasing/54: Telegram

The Ambassador in Brazil ( Caffery ) to the Secretary of State

104. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has just informed me that the Brazilian Ambassador at Buenos Aires saw President Justo today in connection with the matter discussed in Embassy’s telegram 103, but found him noncommittal; however, the President suggested and himself arranged by telephone an interview with Saavedra Lamas. The latter was adamant.

The Minister referred also to the draft joint statement17 sent here today by Aranha and said that Aranha had hoped the statement could be published in tomorrow morning’s press. In view of the manifest importance of this statement and in view of the fact also that there are a number of garbles in the text of the draft he will not be able to have President Vargas consider it this evening; in fact he apprehends that President Vargas may require 3 or 4 days to study it. In any event he hopes that the statement can be published by Saturday.

Caffery
  1. See circular telegram of August 19, 7 p.m., p. 162.