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ft     BRITISH E&BASSY,
WASHINGTON, B.C.,
August 15th, 1999.
Bo* 901.
My Lord*
With reference to Sir H- Our nay's despatch
177 of the 9th June to Your Lordship regarding
the visit of General George 0. Harshall to Brazil,
I have the honour to report that* as announced,
General Marshall returned to the United states bring-
ing with him General Pedro Aurelio Odes Monteiro, Chief
of Staff of the Brazilian Army.   They landed from
the U.s.S. "Nashville" on June SOth at Annapolis,
Maryland, where the visitor was received by a dis-
tinguished party of American military officers headed
by General Malin Craig, then Chief of staff* Mr*
Adolf A. Berle was present as representative of the
Secretary of state*
2* General Goes Monteiro's prograimne thereafter
is given In the attached communiqu6 issued by the War
Department on June 19th.   Your Lordship will observe)
that he and his staff made a general tour of the United
States in three array air-transports* visiting military
establishments in all parts of the country. According
llll to the press, part of hlesstaff sailed for Brazil on
the 14th July* but the General himself and the rest
of hie staff did not leave until July 2Lst, when they
sailed from New York la the S. S. "Southern Prince1**
Copies of a State Department release giving the texts
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of telegrams exchanged by the General and President
Roosevelt on the former's departure from this country
are enclosed.
9* She press did not pay very great attention
to General Odea Montelro after ha had been in the
country a few days and there was no editorial comment
oa the occasion of his final departure* perhaps he-
cause his last ten days had been spent privately
sightseeing in Hew York aad at the World's Pair*
The Military Attache does not consider that any special
significance need be attached to this visit beyond,
of course* the rumour which has already been reported
to Your Lordship, in paragraph 8 of my despatch No.
594 of the 50th Mays regarding General Goes Montelro*s
invitation to Germany*   It appears* however* to have
bean the object of the United states nor merely to
return the very lavish hospitality which was extended
Marshall in Brazil but also to give General Goes
Montelro a thorough demonstration of American military
strength.   Not only did General Goes Montelro visit
the very best Army posts but Oolonel Read was informed
by the Commanders at each post which he reoently
visited in the West and the South that they had reoeived
special instructions from the War Department that
General Montelro was to be received with the highest
honour* courtesy and hospitality*
4* X am. sending a copy of this despatch to His
Majesty's Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro*
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Z have the honour to be*
with the highest respect,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant.
(m) B.G. Uassay