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...Washington on sick leave, well-tailored William Pawley dropped in on Secretary Marshall. Bluntly, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil told his boss that things were going badly in Latin America. The latinos were sore because they felt that the U.S. was neglecting them in favor of Europe, and something ought to be done to straighten things out before next month's Pan American Conference in Bogot...
Secretary Marshall's answer was prompt. "O.K., Bill," he said to Pawley. "You're elected...
Cutting short his sick leave, Bill Pawley went to work. His first step was to document the big fact that the U.S. had failed to get across to latinos: that ERP means U.S. dollars in the Latin American pocket. Assuming that Congress approves the ERP program of buying in Latin America, the latinos will be invited to ship something like $1½ billion of foodstuffs and raw materials to Europe by July 1, 1949. Bill Pawley could point to this breakdown...
...there was more business to transact on the tight, if pleasurable, schedule mapped out by U.S. Ambassador William D. Pawley. Addressing the joint session of the Brazilian Congress, the President recalled Brazil's contribution in bases, materials, and men in World War II, brought down the house when he said simply and directly: "And I'm here to say that we don't forget our friends when they have been friends in need." That night, there was a formal state dinner at Itamarati Palace. Over champagne, Truman cordially invited Dutra and his family to visit...
...Arthur Vandenberg, back in Washington, to focus attention on the job done. "One thousand percent worthwhile," said Vandenberg, and took the U.S. press to task for what he thought too scant and uncomprehending treatment of Rio's accomplishments. Another who knew what Rio meant was U.S. Ambassador Bill Pawley. His thorough background job in advance of the Conference had done a lot to pave the way for the most successful hemispheric meeting in years...