Memorandum of Conversation Between American and Mexican Officials

RESTRICTED Mr. David Stowe, the White House DEPARTMENT OF STATE Memorandum of Conversation may Telephone DATE: Jamary 22, 1952 SUBJECT: Mexionn Agricultural Workerg. PARTICIPANTS: Mr. T. Culbertion, Ameriora Mexico Gity: Mr. V. Harvood Blocker. Secord Secretary, American Mexico Oity: Itr. Jecle D. Meal, in Hexico City: Nr. n. a. Bubotton, Jree Deputy Director, office of Middle COPIES TO: CLOUD Acerican Affairs, NID. COPIES TO: ABA; MED - Mr. Beal; 2/14 American Nexico City: ARA board; DRA; ARA - Nr. Mr. David Stowe, the White House u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-61120-1 Nr. Culbortson onled on the telephone from Herico City today to report that be and Menars. Neal and Blocker had beon appronched last night by Mr. Namael Aguilar of the Nexican Voreign orfice concerning an extension of the 1951 algant labor agresnent. vhicia is due to expire on February 11. Mr. Aguilar ande it very cleas that Mexico did not want the agreement to expire and hoped that something could be done to extend the present agzeement during the discussions lending to mothor agressent. Nr. Aguilar proposed that a statement night be Assued by bota prior to 11 pointing out that it is in the matual interent of the United States and Mexico to extend the present agreement. Nr. Booker thon anno on the telephone to diotate tyo draft statements which the proposed to later with Mr. Muilor. Mr. Blocker expreased n% preference for the shorter one. I told Nr. Culbertson and the others on the phone that the Depart- mont was very pleased to have this information, which confirued the belief of the and the Popartment that did not want to Ince a period of time without an agresment peraitting the legal entry of vorkers. x added, hovover. that Mx. Mann and I had discussed the whole migzant labor situation with Hr. Devid Stowe at the Mhite House last woek and that, up until nou, the Prosident las not altered nis position that there will be no new negotiations until the so-oalled penalty legislation has been paased by the Congress. or at least has reached the stage that its passoge can be counted on. With that in mind TRUMIN NARA RESTRICTED