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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or\n(E)\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973\n7.15.75\n-5-\nBy NLT-\nNARS Date/2.2.75\nMetric Tons\nLiquid edible vegetable oils from USA\n200\nLard\n1,360\nHard and semi-hard\n40\nSoap\n120\nCopra (oil content) (from Philippines)\n3,000\nCopra (oil content) (from East Africa)\n3,800\nLiquid edible oil (from East Africa)\n2,100\nOlive oil (From Mediterranean)\n500\nThe Venezuelan Embassy has requested an increase in\nthese allocations -- specifically, to 2,000 tons of lard\nand a moderate increase in copra. The Department of State\napproves these increases and has indicated its approval to\nthe Department of Agriculture, which is now studying\nVenezuela's needs with a view to supporting the Venezuelan\nGovernment's request to the IEFC.\nFlour and wheat shortages were severe in Venezuela\nlast winter but are relieved now. The flour allocation\nfor April-May-June was increased from 15,000 tons to 27,000\ntons (in wheat equivalent) which was considered adequate,\nand recently this commodity has been placed on open general\nlicense for Latin America. Thus a major problem has been\nsolved, at least for the time being.\nVenezuela's steel requirements were communicated to\nthe Department of Commerce in specific quantities early in\nJune (1948) by the Venezuelan Embassy, in the form of\napplications for export licenses for special construction\nprojects. These applications are now being studied by the\nOffice of International Trade. The Department of State\napproves in principle the Venezuelans request for increases\nin steel allocations but believes that the present request\nmay be somewhat inflated.\nIn 1947 Venezuela received 358,600 short tons of steel\nproducts from the United States, i.e. over ten percent of\nour total steel exports to Latin America. No Latin Amer-\nican country received more, not even Argentina or Brazil.\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nUNIVERSITY\nC. WHAT PRESIDENT GALLEGOS WILL ASK FOR\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\nPRINTED\nPresident Gallegos has recently indicated that in\nhis conversations with President Truman he will mention\ndesires or needs of his country under the following three\nheadings:\n1) Facilitation by the United States Government :in\nobtaining certain imports for Venezuela, including food,\nsteel and machinery. (This problem is discussed in the\npreceding section).\nPresident\n8ECRET"
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