File No. 836/123.
The Secretary of State to the Brazilian Ambassador.
Washington, February 2, 1909.
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 22d instant, by which you advise the department that your Government has renewed for the present fiscal year the tariff reduction of 20 per cent previously granted to American flour and certain other American exports to Brazil.
The department had received the same gratifying information by telegraph from the American embassy at Petropolis, which was at once instructed by telegraph to express to the Brazilian Government this Government’s appreciation of its action.
I shall be glad if you will confirm this sentiment to your Government.
Accept, etc.,