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  This Embassy believes no further navicerts should be issued for
copper to Sweden because of need for copper in the United States and
danger of copper consigned to Sweden falling into the hands of
Germany.
  If Department agrees telegraph authorization to inform Heatley
that United States cannot give its approval to proposed transaction.84
                                                          BowERs

811.20 (D) E.D.B./1706: Telegram
    The Ambassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State

                            SANTIAGO, September 5, 1942-7 p. m.
                                          [Received 10: 33 p. m.]
  1441. Reference Embassy's 1393, August 27. Reply to note of
August 20 not having been received Commercial Attache brought up
copper question during a conversation with Under Secretary of Com-
merce September 3. Under Secretary stated reply had been drafted
but apparently did not feel free to divulge its contents. Meanwhile
he showed copy of telegram from Chilean Embassy, Washington, stat-
ing that Colonel Lord's assurance had been discussed with Mr. Soulies
of Board of Economic Warfare who said a man would be sent to Chile
within a month to study the situation regarding copper and other
Chilean products. Under Secretary asked that discussions concern-
ing quality copper to be delivered in Chile be postponed until this
man arrives. Please telegraph whether Embassy's report is correct
and Department's views.
  Anaconda representative reports telephone conversation with Vice
President Wheeler, New York,85 who expressed willingness agree to
deliveries up to 20,000 tons per annum. Consider this figure much too
high particularly in view of report from Embassy at Buenos Aires
no further copper needed from Chile this year. No information yet
received from Rio de Janeiro.
                                                          BOWERS

811.20 (D) E.D.B./1760: Telegram
    The Amlbassador in Chile (Bowers) to the Secretary of State

                           SANTIAGO, September 14, 1942-4 p. m.
                                          [Received 10: 30 p. i.]
  1486. Embassy's telegram No. 1441, September 5, 7 p. m. Foreign
Office reply to note of August 20 merely states that Embassy will be

84 In Department's telegram No. 1053, September 14, the Ambassador was given
the authorization requested.
85 Burr Wheeler, vice president of the Anaconda Subsidiarv of the Chile Explora-
tion Company.



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