832.24/9–1544
The Department of State to the Brazilian Embassy
Memorandum
The Department of State has been informed that difficulties in securing the necessary clearances in the offices of the Brazilian Consulate General at New York continue to be experienced by agencies of this Government having occasion to ship merchandise to Brazil for account of the United States.
It is the understanding of this Department that shipments of merchandise for account of the United States Government to its representatives in Brazil in the furtherance of official and governmental projects are exempt from charges of any nature by Brazilian Consuls in this country by virtue of arrangements made by the Brazilian Foreign Office at the request of the American Embassy at Rio de Janeiro.
Owing to the fact that important shipments are in the course of preparation for Brazil, it has become necessary to secure at the earliest possible moment a clarification of the nature of the difficulties being encountered. Since the complexity of the problem does not permit of adequate treatment by correspondence, it would be appreciated if the [Page 590] Brazilian Embassy would arrange to have the Brazilian Consul General at New York proceed to Washington at an early date for a discussion of this matter. It would be desirable that a representative of the Brazilian Embassy be present during the conversations.