740.00112A European War 1939/29735a
The Secretary of State to Diplomatic Representatives in the American Republics
Sirs: The Secretary of State encloses for the information of the missions a copy of a memorandum concerning the Proclaimed List which was delivered to the Argentine Government on April 3, 1943,25 in reply to a memorandum received from the Argentine Government on June 8, 1942,26 protesting the use of the Proclaimed List by this Government. Enclosure No. 1 of the memorandum, “National Socialism, Basic Principles, Their Application by the Nazi Party’s Foreign Organization, and the Use of Germans Abroad for Nazi Aims” which was published by the Department as publication no. 1864, and enclosure no. 2, photostatic copies of offensively anti-democratic and anti-United States cartoons appearing in the Argentine publication Clarinada, are not enclosed.
The exchange of these memoranda should not be revealed to persons outside of this government until such time as their existence may be made known by the Department. It is believed, however, that the missions may find the contents of this government’s memorandum useful in presenting to the respective local governments at such time as it may be appropriate the reasons and policies underlying the Proclaimed List. The Department does not suggest that special action be taken at this time to call these views to the attention of the local governments but merely that the information be used at such times as the question of the Proclaimed List may be raised.
The missions are authorized to make copies of this government’s memorandum available to appropriate officers in the Embassy and to consular officers in the respective countries subject to instructions with respect to the confidential nature of the memorandum as set forth herein.
Very truly yours,