611.3531/1343: Telegram
The Ambassador in Argentina ( Armour ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:20 p.m.]
250. Embassy telegram 245, December 1, 8 p.m. In a formal reply dated December 2 to the Embassy’s note of December 1 the Minister for Foreign Affairs advises that the Argentine Government intends to make every effort to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement with the United States prior to the Christmas holidays. He insists that there has not been any unnecessary delay on the part of the Argentine negotiators who have been required to examine carefully various commitments proposed by the United States which have not heretofore [Page 275] been included in any of Argentina’s trade agreements. He remarks with reference to Argentina’s counter-proposals on Schedule II that since we habitually derive greater advantages than Argentina from our common trade we should be disposed to grant greater concessions than we expect to receive in exchange.