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

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION ALH-225 Rio de Janeiro This telegram mus t be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 25, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (SECRET) Rec'd 6:31 a.m., 26th Secretary of State LC E.O. 11652; Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) ór (E) Washington Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 15 BYNLThe NARS Date 7.25.75 2031, June 25, 5 p.m. TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT ACTING SECRETARY AND WAR DEPT On occasion of my recent trip. Colonel Marlowe Merrick, who was Commander of the airfield at Xandery Dutch Guiana, and now is Commander at Atkinson Field British Guiana, told me that Governor Brons of Dutch Guiana had expressed the hope that US would negotiate long-term lease of American airfield at Xandery. W.e have this under arrangement during present war but arrangement expires thereafter. Returning to Rio, I explored subject informally with Molekamp, Netherlands Minister here and formerly in Emb at Washington, asking what he thought would be attitude of Neth Govt if US were to propose negotiating such a lease. Molekamp unhesitatingly repliod that he thought