832.20/475
The Tinder Secretary of State (Welles) to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)
Dear Jeff: On September 18 I sent you in response to your request copies of Recommendations 1 to 7, of the Joint Brazil-United States Defense Commission.82 I said that Recommendations 2 to 5 required the approval of the Brazilian authorities before action could be taken by our War or Navy Department and that action on Recommendations 6 and 7 was pending in the War Department. We have now heard from the War Department that the senior member of the Brazilian delegation has reported that the Brazilian Government has approved these recommendations. In addition, Recommendations 6 and 7 have received the War Department’s approval and action is being taken to put them into effect.
Recommendations 8 to 10 have been made by the Defense Commission. They have been approved by the War Department and are being forwarded to Rio de Janeiro in order to obtain the approval of the Brazilian Government. I am enclosing a copy of each.82 Recommendation No. 10 relates to the establishment of the Brazilian-American [Page 674] technical military mixed Commissions and is therefore of considerable interest and importance.
Believe me [etc.]