832.796/1078: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)
3549. Your 4633, November 9, 3 p.m. The Department proposes to announce the deletion of Condor from the Proclaimed List with the following press release: (on which your comments are requested):
The Government of Brazil has informed the United States Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro that the nationalization of the former German Condor aviation enterprise, begun well over a year ago, has been concluded. The Serviços Aéreos Condor, through agreement between the Brazilian and the United States Governments, has accordingly been removed from the Proclaimed List.
Henceforth the company will be known, the Department has been informed, as (here insert official name of new company).
The ramifications of the former German elements and the legal complications deriving from the former connection between Condor and the German Lufthansa have required a great deal of time and careful investigation.
The United States Government has undertaken to render to the new company all possible assistance which the Brazilian Government may request. This assistance may take the form of technical operating help, equipment, financing and the loan of personnel, all contingent upon their being available during the present war-time shortage.
[Page 788]The Interdepartmental Committee has approved deletion of Condor, effective upon receipt of your recommendation, and subject to the conditions outlined in the Department’s 3410, November 5, midnight. Final proofs of the next supplement to the Proclaimed List will be reviewed Thursday forenoon, November 19. If satisfactory telegram is received from you by that time, the deletion will be incorporated in this supplement and the foregoing press release will be issued as of Saturday, November 21, simultaneously with publication of the supplement.
Be sure to give full official new name of Condor.