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611.3331/329a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Uruguay (Wilson)

Washington, January 6, 1940—2 p.m.

1. Our trade-agreement negotiations with Argentina have broken down and it is expected that early next week an official statement will be issued by the two Governments in regard to the termination of the negotiations.20 In accordance with the understanding on which negotiations were initiated with Uruguay, it is necessary to terminate also the trade-agreement negotiations with that country. Accordingly, we will say only that, since the negotiations with Argentina and Uruguay are closely interrelated, we are terminating the negotiations with Uruguay also.

Please advise the appropriate Uruguayan officials and express our deep regret at having to take this action.

You should also express our hope that the Uruguayan officials, in any statement they may make, will continue to treat the subject matter of the negotiations as confidential. Please send a copy of this telegram to the Embassy at Buenos Aires.

Hull
  1. See press release issued by the Department of State, January 8, 1940, p. 294.↩