103.917/5694: Airgram
The Ambassador in Nicaragua (Stewart) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 17—3 p.m.]
A–513. For the Foreign Economic Administration.31 Reference Department’s circular airgram of November 13, 1943, 12:10 p.m.32 and Department’s circular telegram of December 10, 10 a.m.33 Also Department’s circular airgram of November 13, 1943, 12:20 p.m.33
The Country Agency states that in view of certain discrepancies caused by local banking regulations affecting commodities exportable from the United States under general license, it will require import recommendations for all commodities exported to this country. The [Page 267] following is quoted from the Country Agency’s letter of December 10, 1943 to the Embassy:
“…35 please take notice that effective immediately all commodities that have been withdrawn from the Decentralization Plan including those commodities listed in Export Bulletin No. 125,36 will be subject to Import Recommendations.”
A verbal exception to this requirement was received to wit newsprint and orders for $25.00 or less.
- The Office of Economic Warfare (formerly the Board of Economic Warfare) was consolidated into the Foreign Economic Administration, September 25, 1943.↩
- Ante, p. 131.↩
- Not printed.↩
- Not printed.↩
- Omission indicated in the original airgram.↩
- Issued by the Office of Exports of the Office of Economic Warfare.↩