724.3415/4210: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Gibson)
143. Your 255, October 1, 6 p.m. Please inform the Minister for Foreign Affairs that this Government has studied with the deepest interest the suggestion which he has offered. You may say that the views which he has outlined meet with a peculiarly sympathetic response on the part of this Government. It is the belief of the United States as it is of Brazil that American problems can be most advantageously solved through some form of cooperation between the American states themselves and not through the utilization of non-American agencies. This Government, in fact, believes that one of the fundamental needs of the American continent is the creation of a practical and effective American mechanism to be constantly available [Page 98] when disputes are threatened or break out between members of the American community of nations.
This Government is, however, sure the Brazilian Government will agree that any pronouncement of the character indicated by Dr. Macedo Soares if made at this moment would inevitably be construed as an attack upon the League of Nations or as a deliberate reflection upon its general utility. For that reason this Government believes it desirable to take no action now but will however undertake full and detailed consideration of the far-reaching policy suggested by the Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
You may further state that this Government, of course, will gladly avail itself of the opportunity to discuss all phases of the question with the Brazilian Government before reaching any final decision.