Telegram from Adolf A. Berle Jr. to Secrertary of State Edward Stettinius

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION DCG-915 Rio de JanEiro This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated May 12, 1945 fore being communicated to anyonE. REC'd 10:31 p.m. DECLASSIFIED SEcretary of State, E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Washington. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 Dept. NLT-HC NARS Date 725.25 By 1493, May 12, 2 p.m. FOR THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND ROCKEFELLER, San Francisco negotiations concerning regional pacts continue principal topic of discussion. Number of nEWS- papermen have Explained their attitude to Embassy as resulting from SEnSE of betrayal by United States, saying that United States is only American nation to split on issue of Pan-American solidarity; though some qualified this by saying that their attacks should have been impartially on all three major powers. Foreign Office officially silent but privately bitter chiefly against Soviet attitude which they interpret as insistence by Soviet on free hand in Europe while demanding voice in American affairs. Reported here that division of United States delegation is such that president will have to decide policy. In judging Latin-American reaction it must be realized that European politics are not far away and academic. There is Soviet SERVICE* anny