811.113 Senate Investigation/22: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Gibson)
123. Your 215, September 12, 10 p.m. In a recent conversation, the Brazilian Chargé d’Affaires referred to the hearings now in progress before the Senate Munitions Investigation Committee and stated that be was astonished by statements made by some of the witnesses alleging that bribes had been paid or were intended to be paid to officials of the Brazilian Government. The Chargé d’Affaires emphasized that his remarks were not made by instruction of his Government.
I brought to his attention a letter17 addressed on September 11th to the Secretary of State by Senator Nye, Chairman of the Committee, which letter was made public on that date and which reads as follows:
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Please communicate the above to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and state that this Government deeply appreciates the friendly disposition shown by the Brazilian Government in this matter.
Should you deem it desirable, in the event that the documents above quoted have not been published in Brazilian press, it might be well to arrange for their publication in any way in which you may consider appropriate.