The Archive · 1939

More Missions to Be Sent

The United States Navy at present has missions of seven officers in Brazil, three in Argentina, four in Peru and one in Colombia. The Army has advisers in Brazil, Colombia and Haiti and an Air Mission in Argentina. Both services expect to expand all their activities in South America immediately, particularly in Mexico, Venezuela, Haiti and Peru.

Added significance was given the announcement today because of the presence in Washington of Sr. Oswaldo Aranha, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has held lengthy conferences with high State Department officials—United Press,

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