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710.Consultation (3)/219: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)

Washington, January 6, 1942—10 p.m.

46. Your 46, January 5, 9 p.m. From the Under Secretary. I would appreciate your expressing appreciation to Aranha and to Rodriguez Alves for their kindness in keeping you so well informed with respect to the information they have received concerning the probable attitude at the Rio meeting of Argentina and Chile. I am sending you a separate telegram56 with respect to the Argentine attitude as it has been conveyed to me by the Argentine Ambassador here57 on instructions from the Foreign Minister. My information with regard to the Chilean attitude is much the same as that of Aranha and Rodriguez Alves, namely that there is indecision and timidity and some fear.

I was glad to have the suggestions of Rodriguez Alves with regard to the amplification of our proposals in order to attract the Argentines and am looking forward to discussing them with Aranha and Rodriguez Alves immediately upon my arrival in Rio. [Welles.]

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  1. Not printed; it was similar to telegram No. 24, January 7, 6 p.m., to the Ambassador in Argentina, p. 24.↩
  2. Felipe A. Espil.↩