811.20 Defense (M) Brazil/2236: Telegram
The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
Rio de
Janeiro, December 28, 1942—6
p.m.
[Received 8:45 p.m.]
[Received 8:45 p.m.]
5509. Department’s 4063 December 6 [26], 7 p.m.
- (1)
- The laborers will be recruited by Semta. Brazilian Government officials are now organizing the program.
- (2)
- The Brazilian Government will be responsible for the working conditions of the laborers, the terms of labor contracts, et cetera, and the laborers will be placed in employment through an agency of the [Page 729] Brazilian Government. All of these points have been cleared with the Rubber Reserve Company.
- (3)
- Reception facilities, housing, supplies of foodstuffs, medicines, et cetera, at Para will be handled by agencies of the Brazilian Government and the Rubber Reserve’s responsibility will be restricted to financial and technical advice as may be requested. The Embassy and the Rubber Reserve Company here will follow the execution of the plan extremely closely. A representative of the Rubber Reserve will make periodic trips to the labor recruiting areas, Belém and the Amazon River and will keep the Embassy currently informed of the progress of the work.
Caffery