815.24/930: Airgram
The Chargé in Honduras (Faust) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 14—2 p.m.]
A–259. Reference Department’s circular airgram of June 7, 1943, 6:10 p.m.58 The Oficina de Control de Materiales Estrategicos has agreed to United States licensing of shipments without Import Recommendations provided this occurs after all available materials covered by Import Recommendations have been forwarded. The Director of the Country Agency59 is enthusiastic over the possibility of thus increasing the exports to Honduras. The plan should eliminate the frequent criticism that boats come only partially loaded. It is also believed this will provide a solution for forwarding to Honduras shipments of in-transit materials believed to be principally textiles ordered from England and transshipped via the United States. One importer of such English goods recently appealed to the British Chargé d’Affaires in Honduras for assistance in getting such goods to Honduras without the necessity of Import Recommendations.