File No. 763.72112/3983

The Consul General at Rio de Janeiro ( Gottschalk) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

British Consul produces his instructions to cooperate generally with me in reply to my offer cooperation under your cabled circular 20th to Embassy.1 British Consul suggesting I influence our American Chamber of Commerce here to delegate two members to sit with the committee of commercial delegates from Portuguese, French, British, and Belgian, but not Italian, local commercial organizations known as “Commercial Committee of the Allies” which has furnished British Consul with most of his data on suspected shipments. Request specific instructions.

Gottschalk
  1. Ante, p. 882.