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    "ocrText": "Thrunk\n. ARCHIVES SERVICE^ \"NATIONAL AND\nRECORDS\n- 2 -\nBOVERN\nto sy goodbye, but felt that this would be both a\nnuisance and in some ways embarrassing, because Peron\nwould offer him a decoration which he did not wish to\naccept.\nHe said that he would like to make two recommendstions\nfrom the Service in the event that a Foreign Service\nofficer were going to replace him. His recommendations\nwere Mr. Ravndal and Mr. Donnelley. He said that either\none would be a most effective ambassador. Mr. Rayndal had\nthe added advantage of being thoroughly familiar with\nArgentina and having many friends there both in Government\nand opposition circles, as well as in the American community.\nHe thought that if a Service officer were sent it would\nbe useful to add about $5,000 to the representation allow-\nance which should be adequate for him.\nThe Ambassador mentioned that when Mr. Bragmulia Was\nin Washington a convers tion at the ECA had led him to be-\nlieve that there was a commitment on the part of the ECA\nto buy $200,000,000 in wheat during the coming year from\nArgentina. Mr. Bruce did not think that this was a commit-\nment, but the Argentines did. In a conversation which\nMr. Bragnulia had with Mr. Lovett, Mr. Bragmulia said that\nMr. Lovett said fascetiously that he had better cut the\namount in half. This Mr. Bragmulia had interpreted as\nbeing a firm commitment for $100,000,000. Mr. Bruce thought\nthit after the ECA bill was enacted he might talk with\nSecretary Brannan; and, if it seemed possible, it would be\nhighly desirable to buy some wheat, as near as possible\nto $100,000,000, from Argentina. He thought that it was\nnot necessary for him to continue as Ambassador on account\nof this item.\nMr. Bruce and I are going to meet again so that he may\ngive me a fuller account of his impressions of Argentina.\nCopy to:\nMr. Webb\nMr. Peurifoy\nCONFIDENTMAL\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) 72 or (E)\nDept. of State letter, 2020 1973\nBa NLT- HC : NARS Date 4.23.76\nDA: be"
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