811.20 Defense (M)/5882: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Costa Rica (Scotten)
141. Your 168 of March 31. You are authorized to discuss proposed agreement on basis of 33 cents per pound f.o.b. Port Limón and Puntarenas. The Department regrets that a price of 35 cents per pound is out of line with the price in other countries.
Department’s circular telegram of March 284 will give you attitude of this Government with respect to making tires available. We are making allocations of domestic rubber supplies to this country and to the other American republics on a basis which is at least as favorable to civilian uses in the other American republics as in this country. Moreover Costa Rica is obtaining military supplies from this country under Lend-Lease arrangements5 which include various articles of rubber equipment. It is hoped that this may be found acceptable by the Costa Rican Government.