625.3531/26: Telegram
The Ambassador in Argentina (Bliss) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 15—5:46 p.m.]
20. Department’s telegram No. 11, February 14, 5 p.m., and my despatches 1961 and 1966 of February 9 and 10.74
Signature of Argentine President is still needed to give force to decree75 based on exchange of notes between Argentina and Chile signed by Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Mendoza76 and recently published, which, pending consummation of definite commercial treaty, modifies the commercial modus vivendi of November 12 (see enclosure 1 to despatch No. 1865 of November 18) by suppressing therefrom the following articles:
Onions, tomato paste, red pepper, malted barley, crushed oat seeds, hemp seed, undressed hemp, dried plums and apples in any container, canned or preserved fruit whether in natural juice or cooked (enagua) canned peas and asparagus raw or boiled, preserved oysters, sulphur whether unrefined, powdered or prepared according to Frasch or similar systems, industrial nitrate of soda, impure sulphate of copper, carbonate of copper, plaster of paris, common glue, tartaric acid; also chilled, preserved and salted meat beef and meat preserves.
The elimination of these articles will give Germany practical satisfaction. I understand, however, that German Government will probably reaffirm its interpretation of most-favored-nation clause for duration of treaty of 1857, at the same time initiating negotiations for a new treaty.