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838.51/3945: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Haiti (Mayer)

Washington, June 6, 1940—6 p.m.

81. Your 83, June 5, noon. Mr. de la Rue has informed the Department that Haiti requires no additional assistance during the present fiscal year and that he will be able to draft a satisfactory budget provided that he can be assured of an average Export-Import expenditure of $160,000 a month during the 1940–1 fiscal year. Under these circumstances, the Department agreed in principle to whatever increase in the Export-Import credit may be necessary to permit the J. G. White program9 to continue through September, 1941 at the rate indicated. The amount will be decided upon August 1 next.

You may so inform President Vincent saying at the same time that in view of the world coffee situation the Department trusts that the Haitian Government will be willing to effect such economies as the present situation will probably require in all coffee countries.

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  1. A program of public works in Haiti.↩