Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The American Republics, Volume V

832.51/1267: Telegram

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

Washington, January 18, 1938—4 p.m.

8. Your despatch No. 236, December 31; telegram 10, January 17, 1 p.m.⁵³ This Government would of course be reluctant to adopt “retaliatory measures” and does not wish to discuss its relations with Brazil on that basis. The Brazilian Government, however, should not fail to appreciate how widespread and intense is the interest of the United States in the bond situation. Added to concern of our merchants over uncertainty of payments from Brazil, this makes a difficult and unfortunate condition of public opinion affecting our relations with Brazil, in view of what is regarded as unresponsiveness to the highly liberal and favorable attitude which this Government has always maintained. In your discretion you are authorized should appropriate occasion present itself to make known the above to responsible Brazilian officials.

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53. Latter not printed.