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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Adviser on Political Relations (Duggan)
The Ambassador72 stated that he had been instructed to inform this Government of his Government’s point of view with regard to the draft agreement for a United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration. Its attitude is as follows:
“The President of the Republic has approved in principle the draft agreement for a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to be discussed at a meeting to be held in Washington. A reply to this effect is being transmitted to the American Embassy. I ask Your Excellency to keep me advised as to all that may occur in this connection, including, in due course, the membership of the delegations of the United States, of the other American countries and of Great Britain.”
The Ambassador then went on to say that in a friendly way which was not in any sense to be considered as representations his Government was not happy about the exclusion of Brazil from the Committee. In the first place, it felt that there should be representation of the “Latin world”, of which Brazil was an important member, and in the second place the background of a peculiarly close association and friendship suggested Brazil for appointment. The appointment of a Brazilian as one of the four chairmen of committees at the Food Conference had created an excellent impression in Brazil.
In concluding, the Ambassador reiterated that his Government was not presenting an objection, since its official position was as set forth earlier, but that nevertheless in a friendly way his Government wanted us to know of its disappointment.
- Carlos Martins, Brazilian Ambassador.↩