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The Acting Secretary of State to the British Ambassador ( Halifax )

My Dear Mr. Ambassador: I have to inform you that according to the procedure agreed between our two Governments, the Government of the United States has negotiated and concluded with the Government of Brazil an Agreement78 in the form transmitted to Mr. J. Balfour by letter from the Secretary of State, dated August 27, 1945.79

I understand that a representative of the Government of the United Kingdom was present and the interest of the United Kingdom was disclosed to the Brazilian Government at these negotiations. I trust that the Government of the United Kingdom concurs in the terms of the Agreement as finally concluded.

I understand that the Government of the United Kingdom is prepared to assume the same obligations and to acquire the same rights as those it would have assumed and acquired if the Agreement had been made with the Government of Brazil by the Governments of the United States and of the United Kingdom jointly, and the Government of the United States is prepared to do all acts necessary to secure to the Government of the United Kingdom the rights which it would have acquired if the Agreement had been so made.

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In this connection, I propose that the Combined Development Trust should act on behalf of the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom in all matters relating to the fulfillment of this Agreement.

Sincerely yours,

Dean Acheson
  1. Ante, p. 20.
  2. Letter not printed.