Office of the Historian

103.9169/3943: Telegram

The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State

Santiago, June 8, 1944—2 p.m.
[Received 4:17 p.m.]

995. For Foreign Economic Administration. Reference Department’s circular airgram May 25, 11:15 a.m.64 Country Agency has been consulted but must present matter of further roll back to a minimum positive list to Board of Directors for decision which is expected to be rendered about June 13. In the meantime, Adriasola, manager of the Country Agency, has assured Embassy that he believes the Country Agency will agree. As soon as possible after the definite [Page 745] decision of the Board, the Embassy will inform the Department by telegraph.

Bowers
  1. Not printed; it conveyed a proposal to require import recommendations only for commodities on a positive list, effective July 1, 1944. The most important items listed were steel, cotton, rubber, rayon, wood, and their products (103.9169/3680a).↩