Office of the Historian

810.20 Defense/10–1144

The Chargé in Brazil (Donnelly) to the Secretary of State

No. 18271
Rio de Janeiro, October 11, 1944.
[Received October 16.]

Sir: With reference to the patrolling of the South Atlantic, I have the honor to enclose copy and translation of a self-explanatory communiqué10 issued by the Minister of Marine of Brazil on this subject.

With respect to the convoying of merchant vessels, Admiral Ingram informed the Embassy that the Brazilian Navy was in charge of the last convoy from Brazilian ports to Trinidad. He said that henceforth the Brazilian Navy would be in charge of convoying merchant vessels on the Brazil-Trinidad section of the South Atlantic route.

Respectfully yours,

For the Chargé d’Affaires a. i.:
Harold S. Tewell

First Secretary of Embassy
  1. Communiqué not printed; it indicated that the patrolling of the South Atlantic was to be done not jointly with United States forces but by the Brazilian Navy alone.↩