832.61333/766
The Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Aranha) to the American Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)83
[Translation]
EC/661.333 (22)
Rio de
Janeiro, March 19, 1943.
With reference to Your Excellency’s letter of March 12, 1943, and our conversations relative to the coffee agreement and exchange of notes signed on October 3, 1942, between our two Governments, I take pleasure in informing Your Excellency that the Brazilian Government concurs in that the agreement under reference shall be put into effect immediately.
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- It is understood that the Brazilian Government agrees that, after the quota year 1942/1943, the Government of the United States may [Page 690] dispose of any quantity remaining in its possession in any way it deems advisable in order to ship it to any destination whatsoever. The Government of the United States will, however, advise and discuss with authorities of the Brazilian Government, at the appropriate time, with regard to plans for the utilization of this coffee.
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- The Brazilian Government interprets the following sentence of the letter of March 12, 1943, under reference—“my Government may dispose of any coffee remaining in its possession in any way it deems advisable, and may ship it to any destination whatsoever”—to read as follows when translated into Portuguese: “O Governo dos Estados Unidos da America poderá dispôr de qualquer quantidade de café ainda em seu poder da maneira que julgar mais conveniente para embarcá-la para qualquer destino.” (“The Government of the United States may dispose of any quantity of coffee remaining in its possession in any way it deems advisable in order to ship it to any destination whatsoever”.)
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- The Brazilian Government concurs in that the coffee agreement be put into effect in accordance with the items set forth in the attached memorandum.83a
I avail myself [etc.]
Oswaldo Aranha