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740.00112A European War, 1939/4094: Telegram

The Ambassador in Colombia (Braden) to the Secretary of State

Bogotá, November 25, 1941—8 p.m.
[Received November 26—1:45 a.m.]

581. Since there have been several instances of imports into Colombia on Dutch ships from Brazil and Argentina by firms on Proclaimed List the Department might care to enlist the cooperation of the Netherlands to instruct their shipping companies not to accept cargo for proclaimed firms.42

Braden
  1. In Department’s telegram No. 489, December 11, 8 p.m., the Ambassador In Colombia was informed that the matter had been discussed with representatives of the Netherlands Legation and that they had agreed to have instructions sent out to remedy the situation (740.00112A European War, 1939/4094).↩