CABLE TO THE WHITE HOUSE FROM CAIRO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-259-3-22-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: February 28, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/03/25: LOC-HAK-259-3-22-7
O 28.11'25Z FEB 74 ZYH
FM CAIRO
Trn THE WHITE HOUSE
S E C R E ,T SENSITIVE"811?5Z FFB 74
FEBRUARY 2.8s .19.74
HAKTO "21 IMMEDIATE
'REF: TfIHAK 40
Im,
*******S C:QpY,
fflR. SC-OWCR1JFT FROM THE SECRETARY.
PLEASE: PASS THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL MEScAOOE FROM ME TO
GEORGE SHUU.LT"Z :
DEAR GEORGE:
WHILE I UNOERSTAND. TH"F MERITS OF PROCEFDING WITH A'
COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATION ON BRAZILIAN SHOE EXPORTc, I
FEEL STRONGLY' THAT .THERE ARE SUPSTANTIAL FOQ:EIGN POLICY RE4cONS
FOR POSTPONEMENT NOW.
AS YOU KNOWS I DISCUSSED THIS. ISSUE IN SOME DETAIL WITS
GIBSON SARBOZA IN. MEXICO CITY LA-ST WEEK. OitRING: THAT CONVr-~ SATION
4 AGREED THAT WE WOULD HOL'i3 UP r1N ANY ACTION UNTIL THE NEW cfVERNMENT
WAS IN OFFICE AND HAD A CHANCE TO" LOOK AT TOE PROBLEM. TO PEVERSF
THAT PO I.T ION NOW - AND EVEN AN INVESTIGATION WOULD LOOK T~'
THE BRAZILIANS LIKE A REVERSE -- WOULD CLEARLY BE SEEN AS A
VIOLATION OF MY WORD. FURTHERS IT WOULD PUT THE NEW GOVERN,,AENT
INTO A VERY DIFFICULT TACTICAL POSITION OF SEEMING CONFRONTATION
WITH USs MAKING ANY EVENTUAL CHANCE Of GETTING THE EXPORT
SI.JBS IDY DROPPED LESS LIKELY.
THUS, I ASK THAT YOU NOT TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL I RETUQ' TI7
WASHINGTON AND WE HAVE A CHANCE To TALK. I WOULD, OF COURS s
14AVF NO OBJECTION SHOULD YrnU DECIOE TO TELL THE "CONGRESS THnT I
HAVE ASKED YOU TO DELAY ANi) THAT WE INTEND TO PURSUE THE MATTER
WITH THE NEW BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT AFTER MARCH 15?
WARM REGARDS.
220
* ".* * * * * ,:* * .* * * * * * *WHSR COMMENT
$COWCROFT,MCFARLNE,"SEC FILE
RECALLED
KSN,:x22220 PAGE 01 OF 01 TORt059-/12:04Z OTG:28.1125Z PER 74
******* S E C R E T *******S CIlM]v.
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/03/25: LOC-HAK-259-3-22-7