Telegram from Acting Secretary of State Robert Lovett to United States Embassy, Brazil

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DIVISION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT OF STATE COPY TELEGRAPH BRANCH 7 Psp OUTGOING TELEGRAM 14 secner COSTROL, Origin: ARA 5122 Info: SS AMENBASSY, C o RIO DE JANEIAD. JOCT 22 1946 OLI 741 CIA AAN Dept Is inclined to believe that situation MD EURX described BABTEL IT33, Oct 21, is consider= LOG ably exalcerated and undoubtedly represents thinking Brazilian Odneral staff stemming from J.S. sales armament to argentina and more recently conclusion agreement es send military mission de that country. Dept realizes General Staff may be disturbed 3 theae developments. Our hemisphere policy obviously cannot permit discrimination among Latin American states and sales to Argenbime were inevitable. Dept fa also disposed discount alleged danger construction so=called stratagic roads to Bolivie, Paraguay and Uruguay. This road-building program of many years standing and in part at least is section of Pan American Highway system. Report thart Uruguayan Prosident and thes Govt almost in state eed panic appears highly exaggerated. Dept informed Uzuguayan officials disturbed and worried DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) 7-15-15 the the of Dept. of State letter, By NLT- HC NARS Date 8.19.75