Office of the Historian

812.24/2155: Airgram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Mexico (Messersmith)

Washington, May 10, 1943—4:20 p.m.

A–1678. Your airgram no. A–1014, May 1, 1943, 11 a.m. While no definite date when decentralization will begin in Mexico is given in your airgram, it is presumed that the Comité Coordinador is in accord to make this date July 1. This is satisfactory to the Department and the Board of Economic Warfare provided no Certificates of Necessity are issued in Mexico for any of the items under Certificate of Necessity procedure later than June 30 and that no export recommendations are issued in Mexico prior to July 1.

If this is in accordance with the Embassy’s and the Comité Coordinador’s understanding, exporters will be notified that from July 1 to August 31 both Certificates of Necessity and export recommendations will be accepted and that after September 1 only export recommendations will be received by the Board of Economic Warfare. Please confirm.91

Hull
  1. In airgram No. 1141, May 15, 11 a.m., received May 17, 9:45 p.m., the Ambassador provided this confirmation (812.24/2238).↩