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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
August 21, 1947
Dear Mr. President:
Regarding the duration of the Rio Conference,
the indications following the initial committee dis-
cussions now are:
(A) The ma jority of the delegations desire
as early a termination as possible.
(B) It appears now that the committee work will
be completed by August 27 and the general treaty
will be in form for signature by August 31.
(c) The Brazilian Government would like to
delay the signing until September 5 so that
your participation in the closing ceremonies
would permit your participation in the Independ- -
ence Day celebration two days later, September 7.
(D) The members of our delegation are unanimous
in the opinion that it would be inadvisable,
even dangerous, to delay the meetings because
of the heav.y pressures already under way to
introduce extraneous and highly explosive issues.
Therefore I recommend that if you desire to par-
ticipate in the closing phase of the conference, you
accept a procedure which will permit the expeditious
conduct of the conference to its conclusion at the
earliest possible date. Or, if you prefer to forego
participation in the closing ceremony, you schedule
your visit to permit participation in the Independence
Day celebration.
(Signed) George C. Marshall
The President,
for
as RECORDS AND A
The White House.
SERVICE
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