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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
The Ambassador of Brazil came in and presented the Brazilian Minister of Finance, Mr. Arthur de Souza Costa, Mr. Boucas and Mr. Barbosa Carneiro. They called primarily to pay their respects and, incidentally, to indicate to me that the chief purpose of their trip was simply to clear up the slightest misapprehensions or misunderstandings in connection with the carrying forward of the broad general economic program. I expressed much gratification at this and at the disposition of the Brazilian Government to do full teamwork with us in support of this program. I said that the fact that they had come this distance in order to clarify any phase of the movement which might obstruct the fullest measure of teamwork between the two countries was a sufficient assurance that Brazil would do her full part. I then elaborated on the usual viewpoints which most strongly support our program and make it most appealing, both from the broad and the narrower standpoint, to countries like Brazil.