611.2331/120: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Peru (Steinhardt)
59. Your 21, December 12, 3 p.m. For Smith. As you know, the possibility of considering concessions on certain products which will probably be of considerable interest to Peru depends to a large extent upon factors requiring clarification in connection with other negotiations and conversations. For this reason, any indication of Schedule 2 possibilities which we would be in a position to give to the Peruvian authorities at this time would be incomplete and, therefore, might well be unduly discouraging to them. Moreover, from a tactical point of view it would also seem undesirable to engage in Schedule 2 discussions before receiving the Peruvian list of exceptions to mostfavored-nation treatment mentioned in the Embassy’s telegram no. 84, November 24, noon.
You will be kept informed by airmail of all important developments. Meanwhile, in formulating a tentative Schedule 2, it would be very helpful to have a list of products on which the Peruvian Government would hope to obtain concessions. Accordingly, you may indicate the desirability of our receiving such a list at an early date, stressing, in this connection, the rule of principal or important supplier. You should also endeavor to obtain at the earliest possible date the list of exceptions to most-favored-nation treatment.