Office of the Historian

800.8830 Coal/234: Telegram

The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Rio de Janeiro, February 9, 1943—10 p.m.
[Received 10:18 p.m.]

689. Department’s 476, February 8, 5 p.m. The effect on Brazilian economy especially transportation would be decidedly unfavorable. Minister of Finance36 and Secretary of President Vargas37 yesterday [Page 723] strongly criticized our unilateral action in reducing shipment to 50,000 tons and requested an increase. They were told that the Embassy could not recommend a figure in excess of 50,000 tons monthly.

Caffery
  1. Artur de Souza Costa.↩
  2. Andrade Queiroz.↩