835.01/7–2844: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
Washington, August 19,
1944—midnight.
6629. Refer our 6339 of August 11. Hadow of British Embassy here has suggested that London may wish to know commodities that might be removed from U.S.-Argentine import program in the event of decision to cut 40 to 60 percent from the current level.
Final determination will be made by operating agencies in the event of decision to go ahead, but tentatively you may say that the following industrial and agricultural items would be slated for substantial reduction or complete elimination:
- (1)
- All luxury or non-essential items which have been moving on Argentine or other shipping and outside our regular priority list.
- (2)
- Low rated priority food commodities including fruits and vegetables, pulses, grass seeds, spices, oil seed meals, luxury meat products, sausage casings, honey, butter and cheese.
- (3)
- Certain fats and oils such as tung oil, glycerine, cottonseed soap stock, some linseed, neatsfoot oil, stearic acid and some edible oils.
- (4)
- Other commodities such as raw wool and manufactures; shearlings, sheep and lamb skins; reptile and other skins; rabbit furs, and furs other than rabbit; leather and manufactures.
Hull