Office of the Historian

840.48 Refugees/1018: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy)

Washington, December 1, 1938—5 p.m.

737. Department’s 720, November 23, 6 p.m.73

Guatemala. A note from the Foreign Office states that Guatemala will accept 100 families who will dedicate themselves exclusively to agriculture and that “eventually there may be included a limited number of small industrialists and professors”. The Legation states that, in addition, seven Jews have been admitted to Guatemala since 1934 and authorization granted for the entry of 62 more.

Paraguay. The problem is being considered. While a spirit of cooperation is expressed the Government appears to believe that only agriculturists can be admitted.74

Welles
  1. Not printed; see footnote 62, p. 836.↩
  2. The Department was informed in telegram No. 16, December 16, 10 a.m., from the Minister in Paraguay, that Paraguay was willing to take such Jewish agriculturists as could be located conveniently, scientists and artists without limitation, a small number of artisans, but no merchants (840.48 Refugees/1122).↩