711.94/2146: Telegram
The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
Rio de Janeiro, June 9,
1941—5 p.m.
[Received 5:17 p.m.]
[Received 5:17 p.m.]
614. A few days ago the Japanese Ambassador attempted to ascertain the view of President Vargas about the possibility of war between the United States and Japan. President Vargas told him that if Japan attacked or declared war upon the United States, she would be attacking or declaring war upon Brazil also.
Caffery