Evening star., 1941-07-17

With 1900 in
Latin America
Agencies Suspected
Of Forwarding Goods
To Reich and ItoIy
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt this afternoon
authorized PRONUNCIATION of a black
list of more than 1900 persons and
agencies in other American repub-
lies. deemed to be engaging in buSi-
ness activities for the benefit of
Germany or Italy.
Henceforth. he prohibited free
business dealings with this pre-
scribed group and warned that ANY
one serving as cloak for a person
on the list will have his name added
forthwith to the list"
The Presidents proclamation
specified that those named on the
list would be treated as nationals OF
Germany or Italy within the mean
ing Of an executive order of June
IA freezing all assets in this country
of German and Italian assets.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau issued the license shortly
after the White House revealed the
blacklist.
Leaks Suspected for Months.
The list was prepared, the White
House said, by the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of Treasury,
the Attorney General, the Secretary
of Commerce, the Administrator of
export control and the co-ordlnator
of commercial and cultural relations
between the American republics.
For months it has been suspected
that there were important leaks in
South and Central America for the
re-eXport of American production to
the Axis countries. The list of pro-
scribed names authorized this after
noon. according to the White House,
lis the result of long and intensive
Investigations and studies by the in
terested governmental agencies"
Only under special circum-
stances" the White House an
nouncement said. may articles now
covered by the Export Control Act
henceforth be shipped to persons
whose names are on the list. From
time to time. it was added, there will
be revision of the list
To the end Of avoiding as much as
possible the disruption of legitimate
inter- American trade. it was an
nounced that "the Treasury Depart
ment has issued a general license
with respect to inter American trade
| transactions and the financial trans
actions incidental thereto involving
persons in the other American re-
| puolics who. may be nationals of a
European country designated in the
order"
The list was later made available
at the White House.
| Included among the names we're
! persons and agencies in the follow
ing countries: Argentina. Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia. Costa Rica,
Cuba. Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mex
ico Nicaragua, Panama. Paraguay,
/ Peru. Salvador. Uruguay and Vene-
Zuela.
License Plan General
| This general license. it was eX-
planned, will permit ordinary trans
actions but will not apply to per-
sons so long as their names appear
on the proclaimed list"
Exporters and importers were ad-
vised that from time to time they
may be notified by their banks or
other agencies that the Treasury
Department will require specific
license applications for trade trans
actions involving certain persons in
| the other American republics who
are not named in the proclaimed
list"
For purely financial transactions,
it was specified in the order that
appropriate specific licenses must
be obtained from the Treasury De-
partment.
The White House announcement
of todays action concluded with
the following pointed paragraph:
The proclaimed list will also
serve as a guide to United States
firms in the selection of agents and
representatives in the other Ameri-
can republics"