Office of the Historian

611.2231/451: Telegram

The Minister in Ecuador (Long) to the Secretary of State

Quito, June 13, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received June 14—10:48 a.m.]

103. Referring to Department’s telegram to American Consul General of June 7.54 The Ecuadorean Government confirms statistics of value as shown.

Referring to Department’s telegram number 68, June 12, 6 p.m. the Ecuadorean Government desires that quotas be on quantitative basis. Third paragraph decree has been changed to provide division of the 6 months period with minimum of 3 months rather than 2. Article VIII will be considered if quotas are later established on non-schedule products. The Minister for Foreign Affairs definitely states that decree regarding tariff increases will have provision safeguarding all products covered by trade agreements.

Both decrees covering the quota and tariff increases will be announced and effective June 15 and quotas will be established as follows, the first figure representing the total quota and the second that for the United States: conts [sic] item ex 13 A gross kilos 268,599; 112,844 item 30 legal kilos 128,633; 116,594 item 87 gross kilos 3,008,285; 2,501,372 item ex 277 gross kilos 23,995; 15,311 item 644 all sections gross kilos cash registers 257; 185 mechanical counters 144; 74 calculating machines 2,024; 1,695 parts 73; 72 item 650 units 495; 440 item 687 ABC units 52; 41 data on two remaining items to be supplied.

Long
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