611.3531/1422: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Argentina (Armour)
287. Your telegrams no. 309, December 23, 3 p.m. and no. 310, December 23, 4 p.m. You should make the following Schedule H proposals to the Argentine officials.
762, flaxseed, 35 cents per bushel on an annual customs quota of 12,000,000 bushels plus the amount by which domestic production in the preceding year is under 15,000,000 bushels; present rate bound on imports above the quota. The description of article and quota provisions remain as set forth in the Schedule II enclosed with the Department’s instruction no. 118 of December 2.40
1530(a), hides, 5 percent ad valorem, with description of article as set forth in the above-mentioned Schedule II.
[Page 284]706, canned beef and veal, 3 cents per pound but not less than 20 percent ad valorem on an annual customs quota of 1 percent of domestic slaughter of fresh meat during the preceding year; present rate bound on imports above the quota. The description of article, quota provisions and rates remain as stated in paragraph numbered 1 of the Department’s telegram no. 270, December 18, 8 p.m.41
Our previous offer on canned beef of 3 cents per pound but not less than 30 percent without quota limitations must be withdrawn. It is felt that we are justified in taking this action in view of the improvements above indicated and since the offer was not accepted by the Argentineans.
In transmitting the foregoing offers to the Argentine officials, you may state that most careful and sympathetic consideration has been given to the Argentine viewpoint; that we have sincerely endeavored to meet that viewpoint but the situation confronting us here is such that to go further than indicated above would in our opinion only result in defeating the ends which both Governments have in view.