823.248/6–2344
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Chief, Division of Foreign Activity Correlation (Hodgdon)
| Participants: | Mr. Ted Gray13 |
| Mr. Jarvis, AD14 | |
| Mr. A. Dana Hodgdon |
A telephone conversation was held today concerning a statement made to the American Embassy at Colombia to the effect that Peru received 38 dive bombers recently.
Mr. Jarvis checked up on this matter and ascertained the following:
In 1942 Peru was assigned 18 new P–36’s. In 1943 Peru was assigned 12 used P–36’s and 13 A–33’s (bombers). In 1944 25 PT–19’s (trainers) were assigned. On about March 22 both the War and State Departments objected to the assignment of 12 A–25’s (bombers). It also appears that 12 A–34’s (bombers) were disapproved in February, 1944.
Mr. Jarvis said that we were first represented on the Munitions Assignments Committee (Air) on June 29, 1943. He added that it was probable that in 1943 when the bombers were assigned, they were assigned for anti-submarine defense.
I informed Mr. Gray of the above and it checked with his records.