411.656/9–451
The Department of State to the Italian Embassy
Memorandum
The Department of State has received Note No. 9824, dated September 4, 1951, from the Embassy of Italy calling attention to the harm that will be done to the Italian almond industry by any action on the part of the United States Government to restrict the imports of or to increase the duties on Italian almonds.
Following the receipt of this note and the memorandum enclosed with it, the Department of State transmitted a copy to the Tariff Commission, the United States Government agency charged with the responsibility, under Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, of determining whether or not imports of almonds and other tree nuts are interfering with related programs of the United States Department of Agriculture. Officers of the Department of State have consulted with officers of the Tariff Commission to emphasize the foreign policy aspects of the matter.
The Department of State is keenly aware of the Italian Embassy’s interest in this matter and will inform the Italian Embassy of the Tariff Commission’s findings just as soon as they are promulgated.