832.796/305
The Ambassador in Brazil ( Caffery ) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 9.]
Sir: With reference to the activities of European airlines in this country, I have the honor to report that yesterday Air France requested the Brazilian Government to approve schedules calling for resumption of their operations, which have been suspended since the fall of France. The only service involved at present is a line Rio de Janeiro–Porto Alegre–Montevideo–Buenos Aires–Santiago. The schedules awaiting approval connect with Lati51 arrivals from and departures to Europe. The local Air France director is acting under instructions from Vichy via their South American headquarters in Buenos Aires. The somewhat antiquated equipment of Air France (said to be two planes in Rio and one in Buenos Aires), which had been laid up for almost a year, will be used.
Respectfully yours,
Counselor of Embassy
- Lineas Aéreas Transcontinentales Italianas.↩