811.20 Defense (M) Chile/348: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Chile (Bowers)
Washington, February 12,
1943—midnight.
159. Your 231, February 3, 4 p.m.82 The United States desires first option to buy the following from Chile before exportation to any other country is permitted by Chile: refined copper, copper concentrates, and ores; metallic mercury; molybdenum concentrates; tungsten concentrates; zinc, and also if available in quantities, zinc concentrates.
You may inform the Chilean Government.
Hull
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