632.6231/241: Telegram

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

118. Department’s telegram No. 54, September 9, 6 p.m. While I concur that point 8 in the Brazilian note to the German Chargé d’Affaires does not envisage a protection against “special and indirect arrangements”, the agreement arrived at with the Department, according [Page 344] to paragraph 3 of Aranha’s letter of July 14th, only mentions “direct” subsidy. This appears to be in accordance with the points brought out on pages 7 and 8 of the confidential report of the Brazilian Mission forwarded to the Department in the Embassy’s despatch No. 18, September 2nd.35 The Department would now appear to be asking the Brazilian Government to go further than what has already been agreed upon. I would appreciate clarification of this point.

Caffery
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