710.H Continental Solidarity/52: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation (Hull), on Board the S. S. “Santa Clara”
16. My No. 12, December 1, 7 p.m.82a The Brazilian Ambassador called to see me this afternoon with a further message from Aranha. Aranha has received a message from Cantilo of a conciliatory character indicating that he will try to reach an agreement with the Brazilians before making his address at the conference. Aranha, while gratified, is nevertheless sending instructions to Mello Franco83 to insist that the Argentines accept the Brazilian point of view. It would [Page 49] seem to me probable that you would wish immediately after arrival in Lima to confer with the Argentine and Brazilian delegates with a view to seeking some common ground for understanding. The situation as it is developing reminds me very much of the situation which existed during the first days of the Buenos Aires Conference.