Office of the Historian

611.2531/606: Telegram

The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State

Santiago, December 21, 1939—l p.m.
[Received 12:45 p.m.]

239. Referring to my telegram No. 238 of December 20, 7 p.m.,41 conveying Chile’s consent to the publication of a statement at Washington to the effect that the pending trade agreement will not affect the copper tax in the United States,42 it is important to explain that Chile’s consent was based upon the telephone communication received by the Embassy from the Department on the afternoon of December 18 to the effect that Chile’s acceptance would result in very sympathetic consideration by the Department to a revision of Schedules I and II to render them more favorable to Chile.

Bowers
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. For statement to the press December 21, see Department of State Bulletin, December 23, 1939, p. 733.↩