Office of the Historian

814.24/401: Telegram

The Chargé in Guatemala (Drew) to the Secretary of State

Guatemala, February 4, 1943—5 p.m.
[Received 9:40 p.m.]

57. For Parkhurst Board of Economic Warfare24 and Ravndal of the Department25 from Dall [Dalley] and Moseley.26 Mission and Country Agency27 will be ready to put Decentralization Plan “A”28 into effect for all materials on April 1. Beginning March 1 preference requests will be issued in lieu of Certificates of Necessity on allocated materials for second quarter. It is suggested that outstanding Certificates of Necessity be honored until April 30. Thenceforth all applications for export license should be accompanied by preference requests.

Send timing and recapitulation of all materials under quota and CMP29 with full instructions and estimate of supply.

No great difficulty is anticipated in Guatemala in the operation of this plan. [Dalley and Moseley.]

Drew
  1. George V. Parkhurst, Deputy Chief, Country Program Branch.↩
  2. Christian M. Ravndal, Chief of the Division of Exports and Requirements.↩
  3. J. A. R. Dalley and Harold W. Moseley, the former representing the Board of Economic Warfare and the latter, the American Hemisphere Exports Office, were assigned to assist in inaugurating a decentralized export control plan.↩
  4. The Guatemalan office responsible for administering import controls.↩
  5. For an outline of the plan, see circular airgram, January 19, 8 p.m., p. 106.↩
  6. Controlled Materials Plan; for an explanation of this plan, see circular instruction of April 26, p. 111.↩