Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The American Republics, Volume V

611.2231/451: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Ecuador (Long)

Washington, June 15, 1940—1 p.m.

73. Your 103 and 105, June 13 and 14.⁵⁵ Announcement in general terms of quota restrictions on schedule articles and duty changes was issued by the Department this morning.⁵⁶

Details will be published by Commerce as soon as possible. Please telegraph immediately data on items 900 and 1086b, and inform us whether statistics in your 103 are for 3 or 6 month quotas.

Hull

55. Telegram No. 105, June 14, not printed.
56. Department of State Bulletin, June 15, 1940, p. 667.