823.5151/117: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Peru (Norweb)

49. Your 52, May 22, 5 p.m. You may inform the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance that the situation presented to you by them is receiving the active and careful consideration of officials of this Government. Beltrán took up this question in general terms with the President of the Export-Import Bank last Saturday.

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In order to facilitate consideration of these matters please provide the Department by telegraph with up-to-date information regarding the points listed in the Department’s 66, October 31, 1939, 2 p.m.7 In addition, the Department would appreciate an indication of what types of projects might be included in the long term cooperative program suggested, and an expression of your views in the whole matter.

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