Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The American Republics, Volume VII

103.9169/3241: Airgram

The Ambassador in Paraguay (Frost) to the Secretary of State

Asunción, April 15, 1944—8:45 a.m.
[Received April 21—2 p.m.]

A–123. For FEA,² Crowley³ & Dodson.⁴ Reference is made to circular airgram March 30, 1944, 7:30 p.m.,⁵ regarding a farther rollback of decentralization to a minimum positive list as of July 1st, 1944.

In view of earlier removals of large groups of commodities from the decentralization procedure⁶ and also the relaxed control over shipments valued at less than 10,000 dollars announced by FEA, this Mission believes that the use of a minimum positive list would be desirable; not only because it implies removal of more commodities from decentralization, but also because it will provide a more definite basis for determining in each case whether an import recommendation is necessary or not.

Frost

2. Foreign Economic Administration.
3. Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Economic Administrator.
4. Raymond I. Dodson, Assistant to the Director, Pan American Branch, Bureau of Areas, Foreign Economic Administration.
5. Not printed.
6. For correspondence on the decentralization plan of lodging some of the export controls In the countries of destination, see Foreign Relations, 1943, vol. v, pp. 106 ff.; see also the circular airgram of February 15, 1944, ante, p. 653.