Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1933, The American Republics, Volume V

611.3231/572: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State

Washington, November 15, 1933—7 p.m.

5. Your No. 2, November 14. As you will recall, a proposed draft of trade agreement was handed to the Brazilian Ambassador on October 30. The Brazilian experts are now engaged in studying this draft in consultation with Rio de Janeiro.

The inter-departmental sub-committee is actively studying possible concessions on Argentine agricultural commodities as requested in the Argentine Ambassador’s memorandum of October 7 [5]¹⁴ These studies should be completed within a few days.

The Colombian negotiations have made rapid progress and in the absence of unforeseen difficulties should result in the signing of a trade agreement within a few days.¹⁵

We will telegraph further developments.

Phillips

14. Vol. iv, p. 661.
15. Signed December 15, 1933; see pp. 217 ff.