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

611.3131/194: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Venezuela (Gonzalez)

[Extract]

Washington, June 22, 1938—3 p.m.

36. For Daniels.

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7. Before discussing the foregoing²⁰ with the Venezuelan authorities, you should immediately ascertain discreetly their opinion as to the probable duration of the negotiations following the second announcement, and telegraph this information to the Department, together with your own opinion. For your confidential information: because of the long delay and reasons which you will appreciate, the Department would hesitate to issue the public notice and list at an early date unless it could be reasonably expected that negotiations would be concluded and the agreement signed by early September.

8. Upon the receipt of the information requested in 7 above, the Department will instruct you regarding the presentation of the commodity data above and the question of the date of the second announcement.

Hull

20. The previous paragraphs of this telegram gave information regarding a number of minor items being considered in the trade agreement discussions.