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

611.2331/126: Telegram

The Secretary of State ⁴¹ to the Acting Secretary of State ( Welles )

Lima , December 12, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received 6:36 p.m.]

21. For Hawkins⁴² [from Smith⁴³]. In a conversation today, Ambassador Steinhardt stated he believed it desirable in the near future to give the Peruvians some general idea of the concessions we might offer in a trade agreement, before discussion on most-favored-nation exceptions was advanced in too great detail on individual commodity exceptions. As I find that the Peruvians do not seem to realize the limited nature of the concessions we will be in a position to offer, the Ambassador’s suggestion seems a good one. If such a procedure is agreeable to the Department, I suggest your keeping us informed by air mail of any trade agreements committee action on schedule 2, as well as of any such action on Egypt, Chile and the Dominican Republic as it may affect Peru. Allen’s letter received. Smith.

Hull

41. Then in Lima, as Chairman of the delegation of the United States to the Eighth International Conference of American States; see pp. 1 ff.
42. Harry C. Hawkins, Chief, Division of Trade Agreements.
43. H. Gerald Smith, secretary of the delegation of the United States to the Eighth International Conference of American States.