800.85/752: Telegram

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

2710. Your 3570, September 12, 5 p.m.24 The Department fails completely to understand the difficulties with the wording of the charter and exchange of notes relating to the shipping arrangements. It was the Department’s impression that the Brazilians were all ready to sign more than a month ago except for the one question relating to replacing vessels after the war. The charter which you are now discussing is exactly the old charter with a very generous modification with respect to replacing vessels after the war.

Hull
  1. Not printed; it reported that the Brazilians were displeased by some of the wording and with some articles of the proposed ship charter (800.85/752).