611.1631/166: Telegram

The Chargé in El Salvador ( Fisher ) to the Secretary of State

61. With reference to my telegram 60, December 28, 5 p.m., the Salvadoran Foreign Office delivered to the Legation this morning its note accepting the draft of the trade agreement enclosed with the Department’s instruction No. 266, December 17, with certain changes in the Spanish text. A copy and translation of the note are being sent by open airmail today.

The changes requested by Salvador are as given in the Legation’s telegram 60 except as follows:

[Here follow certain changes in Spanish text.]

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The only question still pending is whether Salvador is disposed to grant any of the other pharmaceutical assurances originally requested, on which a reply is expected within one or two days.

Fisher

[For text of reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and El Salvador, signed February 19, 1937, see Department of State, Executive Agreement Series No. 101, or 50 Stat. 1564.]