S/AE Files
The British Ambassador (Halifax) to the Acting Secretary of State
Dear Mr. Acheson: I have the honor to refer to your letter of 19th September referring to an Agreement negotiated and concluded between [Page 48] the Government of the United States and the Government of Brazil, the text of which was transmitted to Mr. J. Balfour by letter from the Secretary of State, dated 27th August, 1945.84
The Government of the United Kingdom concurs in the terms of the Agreement as finally concluded.
I confirm 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. The Government of the United Kingdom accordingly agrees to do all the acts which it would have been obliged to do if the Agreement had been so made.
The Government of the United Kingdom concurs in the proposal 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 the Agreement.
Sincerely yours,
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