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    "ocrText": "- 4 -\nID\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nDivision of Biographic Information\nNABUCO, Mauricio\nBRAZIL\nA career diplomat with over thirty five years of service, Nabuco\nis a son of the late, famed Brazilian diplomat and statesman, Joaquim\nNabuco. Mauricio was born in London while his father was stationed\nthere on May 10, 1891. Later, he attended school in washington from\n1905 to 1910 while his father served as Brazil's first Ambassador to\nthe US.\nOn his father's death in 1910, he returned to Brazil and three years\nlater joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After four years of duty\nin the Foreign Office, he was appointed Second Secretary of the Delegation\nto the Peace Conference at Vorsailles, following which he formed part of the\nentourage of President-elect Epitacio Pessoa on a trip to England, Portugal\nand the US. A few years later he became second member of the personal\nstaff of Foreign Minister Octavio Mangabeira, a position which he held\nuntil 1930 and in which he came to be regarded as a sort-of second Under\nSecretary of State. He had been serving for many years as the principal\nlinison officer between the Foreign Office and the US Embassy, and was\nconsidered by Embassy Officials as a very useful contact and thoroughly\nfriendly to the US. 1/, 2/ When President Roosevelt visited Brazil in\n1936, Nabuco was Chief of the Reception Committee.\nHis first major diplomatic assignment abroad came in 1937 when he was\nappointed Ambassador to Chile. US observers looked upon this appointment\nas \" just recognition of high capabilities and outstanding services\" and\nstated that Nabuco's presence in the Foreign Office up to that time had\nsmoothed many a difficulty and greatly facilitated the work of the mission.\n1/,2/ After two years in Chile, Nabuco was brought back to Rio de Janeiro\nand given the post of Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was already\none of Brazil's leading diplomats. 4/ By 1942 Nabuco, although reportedly\ndesirous of retiring, was believed to have the ambition to become Ambassador\nto the US before retirement. On his own request he was relieved of his post\nan Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, but remained on duty with the Foreign\nOffice until August 1944, when he was appointed Ambassador to the Holy See.\n5 Four years later he became Ambassador to the US,\nA distinguished looking gentleman of the old school, Nabuco has a\ngrent deal of charm, a quick mind, and a thorough grasp of diplomacy. He\nis now said to have considerable influence in the Foreign Office and to be\nvery pro-US. 5 He speaks fluent English.\nOLI:BI:GSallas:se\nMay 11, 1949\n1\nBiographic Data Report, Rio, Sept. 26, 1931 (Confidential).\n2/\nAnuario, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rio, 1948.\n3/\nM/A Brazil Report #1848, April 26, 1937 (Confidential).\n4\nDepartment of Justice Memorandum, June 13, 1942 (Confidential).\n5\nBiographic Data Report, Rio, January 21, 1948 (Confidential).\nCONF\n- 4 -"
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