The Archive · 1940

German Interest

Enters Krupp. Long under the watchful eye of the Reich in its quest for world's raw material sources and the control of the steel industry in Brazil, the refusal of the American group brought a quick move by German interests. They proposed to Brazil that Krupp would carry on from the point where United States Steel left off, and under the same terms. Whether Krupp is able to undertake the deal or how they will do it, if the deal is closed, is not known.

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