811.612 Grapes–Spain/204a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Spain (Bowers)

40. Department’s 25, April 20, noon. On July 27 the Department learned that the Department of Agriculture proposed to issue a new order modifying the April 19 order by limiting importation to the [Page 703] period October 15 to March 15.17 At our request issuance of the order was delayed. The Spanish Ambassador was called in. He said the Spanish shipping season for grapes began the latter part of September and requested that the time be moved up to October 1. I took up the matter with the Acting Secretary of Agriculture who has agreed to modify the order. Under the modified order importations, always subject of course to the provisions of the April 19 order, may be made between October 1 and April 15. With the order thus modified the time limitation does not appear to affect adversely Spanish shipments.

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  1. Supplemental order No. 1, limiting importation to the period October 15–March 15, was issued July 26; supplemental order No. 2, limiting importation to the period October 1–April 15, was issued August 2.