Office of the Historian

824.154/8–3144

The Secretary of State to the Bolivian Chargé (Dorado)

[Washington,] September 27, 1944.

Sir: I refer to your note dated August 31, 1944 requesting the assistance of the Department in obtaining priority rating and export license for equipment and materials needed by the Bolivian Development Corporation.

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A project application presented by the Bolivian Development Corporation is actually under consideration in the Department and it is the intention of the Department to transmit the application and accompanying documents to the Foreign Economic Administration for its consideration and recommendation to the War Production Board. The Department’s interest in the support of this project is being communicated to other appropriate agencies of this Government.

Accept [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
A. A. Berle, Jr.