800.8830/1380: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)
316. Your 375, February 7, 2 p.m. The Maritime Commission has issued no such orders as those mentioned in your telegram under reference.
The Maritime Commission informs the Department that 100 tons of newsprint for the Jornal do Commercio is on a Lloyd Brasileiro boat which departed in January. Lloyd Brasileiro now carrying approximately 600 tons of newsprint on each of its ships sailing from the United States. The Maritime Commission gives assurances that it will attempt to transport the requirements of A Noite, Jornal do Commercio and other Brazilian papers if you will send immediately a report giving the present status of all outstanding Brazilian orders for newsprint.
Maritime Commission informed that paper supplies for Brazil are utilizing shipping space allocated to fill 1941 orders.