Office of the Historian

832.61311/10–946: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Brazil (Daniels)

Washington, October 9, 1946—7 p.m.

1313. Embtel 1731 Oct 8. We are actively exploring with Agriculture possibility increasing Oct to Dec allocations wheat and flour for Brazil to 70,000 tons per month but no assurances this possible. US made special effort behalf Brazil in allocating 120,000 tons for last quarter bringing total quantities for shipment that period to 180,000 as communicated to you in Deptel 1296 Oct 4. Those allocations generous in light of world demands on US wheat supply and more than Brazil could reasonably have expected. Dept of opinion that publicity regarding allocations already made would increase goodwill toward US and would also be helpful to Braz Govt in quieting popular unrest resulting from food shortage. Amb Pawley49 agrees.

Acheson
  1. The Ambassador was In Washington for consultation from September 1 to December 12, 1946.↩