Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Nelson Rockefeller, and Willard F. Barber

5/5 000710 DEPARTMENT OF STATE (hom.5134) Memorandum of Conversation 748 199 MLM DATE: July 24, 1950. 100 SUBJECT: Mr. Rockefeller's interest in Latin American Affairs - AND REGORDS . PARTICIPANTS: Secretary Acheson Mr. Nelson Rockefeller, former Assistant Secretary of State Mr. Willard F. Barber, Acting Assistant Secretary for ARA COPIES TO: S ARA/E Mr. White U Embassy Rio informally s/s ARA Mr. Miller Mr. Barber (2) EC Mro Clark 1-1498 Mro Nelson Reckefeller said that he had spoken briefly with President Truman earlier in the day suggesting a statement praising the cooperation of the Latin American countries in the Korean crisis. As a peg for the statement, he recomnended that the President urge ratification of the Charter of the Organization of American States. (The Charter was sent to the Senate by the White House in January 1949, and Department officers appeared before the Committee subsequently.) I told Mr. Rockefeller that I had just sent a letter to Senator Connally urging favorable action. Mr. Rockefeller felt certain of support from Senator Vandenberg, whon he had recently visited. In response to my inquiry as to Senator Vandenberg's health, Mr. Rockefeller said that he had hoped that the Senator would be able to visit Mr. Vandenberg, Jr. (employed by Mr. Rockefeller in his Brazilian corporation) at Rio in order to get a change and rest. Mr. Rockefeller mentioned his recent visit to Brazil and the favorable attitude of Senhor Freitas-Valle. The elderly Foreign Minister, Senhor Fernandes, is not as enthusiastic. Mr. Rockefeller had an idea that it might be helpful for some of us here to say something publicly about Brazil's long-range economic development plan (SALTE plan). This was left for Mr. Barber to follow up. The latter observed that last week a new 25-million-dollar credit for Brazil for the Volta Redonda Steel Mill project had been approved DECLASSIFIED by E.0. 10501 RSTRICTRD