Messersmith, G.S., Mexico City. To Sumner Welles, Washington.
| Author(s) | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Temporal | 1942 September 27 | en_US |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-06-15T18:25:04Z | |
| Date Available | 2011-06-15T18:25:04Z | |
| Publication Date | 1942-09-27 | en_US |
| Description | Regrets bringing up Mexican railway rehabilitation again, but situation becoming critical; freight piling up north of Mexico City for want of motive power; War Production Board apparently holding up program now and war effort will suffer because of delay; Coordinator [of Inter-American Affairs] has named [Edward L.] Love, a vice president of Chase Bank to head program in Washington, and [Oliver M.] Stevens, of Missouri Pacific, to head mission in Mexico; both men have been in Mexico for several days and seem well qualified; fundamental question to be decided is method of financing; Mexican Government wants it done under Lend-Lease; gathered from Love Coordinator's Office thinking of 5 million dollars; too little to do a proper job; opposes doing makeshift job; Monterrey mill can supply 2,000 tons of rail a month which is all that can be laid in a month and still keep freight moving; U.S. would therefore not be called on to supply steel. | en_US |
| Physical Medium | Typed Letter Copy, 9 p. | en_US |
| Collection | MSS 109 | en_US |
| Other Identifier | 1547-00 | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/7510 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | en_US |
| Keywords | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Title | Messersmith, G.S., Mexico City. To Sumner Welles, Washington. | en_US |
| Type | Other | en_US |
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