896.6132/11–1246: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Philippines (McNutt)
661. In order to permit full establishment free market which both govts desire USGovt withdraws request for PhilGovt export control and Dept authorizes you to inform Phil Govt that USGovt agrees outright cancellation abaca agreement. Urtel 753, Nov. 12.3
[Page 928]RFC will cable Anderson regarding details of settlement unpaid balance two million dollar advance.
Dept appreciates manner in which Emb has handled these difficult negotiations. Announcement cancellation and elimination US import restrictions will be made here for Monday morning4 7 a.m. publication. Reply urgently if simultaneous announcement not possible there.5
[For Department of State press release on United States participation in a Philippine training program, under provisions of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of April 30, 1946, and for statement by the Acting Secretary of State, November 14, see Department of State Bulletin, November 24, 1946, pages 964–965.]
- Not printed; it dealt with Philippine desire for cancellation of the abaca fiber agreement of August 8, 1946. The question of cancellation of this agreement came up as a result of the Philippine note quoted in telegram 601, October 18, from Manila, p. 922, regarding the copra and coconut oil agreement of August 8.↩
- November 18.↩
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The Philippine Foreign Office in a note of November 16 agreed to the announcement on November 18 (896.6132/11–1646).
Telegram 831, November 26, from Manila, reported a letter of appreciation from the Philippine Foreign Office for U. S. willingness to cancel the abaca fiber agreement and also the copra and coconut oil agreement (611.9631/11–2646). On December 6 the Department of Agriculture issued a press release regarding the cancellation of the agreement on copra and coconut oil (896.6158/11–546).
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