611.2231/192: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Ecuador ( Gonzalez )
Washington
, September
9, 1937—6 p.m.
38. Referring to your despatch No. 878 of August 26, you are authorized in case of necessity to agree to the rates which we originally requested on hog lard and wheat flour, namely, 30 and 10 centavos per gross kilo respectively.
The Department is studying the question of converting specific duties into dollars for the purpose of persuading Ecuador to consent to bind certain rates and will instruct you in this regard in the near future.
Hull