Letter from Frank A. Richards to Paul J. Lakers introducing Lakers to Harris L. Kempner, the president of H. Kempner Cotton Company.

Letter from Frank A. Richards to Robert H. Blocker introducing Blocker to Harris L. Kempner, the president of H. Kempner Cotton Company. Richards states Kempner is a gentleman of integrity and unquestioned financial responsibility.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Donald Maclean thanking him for the letter and hoping to see him sometime soon.

Letter from M. Daniel Haskins to Basil C. Wehrman introducing Wehrman to Harris L. Kempner, the president of H. Kempner Cotton Company. Kempner and his wife are planning a trip to Brazil and may visit him.

Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris L. Kempner updating him on various business dealings while he is away in Brazil including company financials and a large union strike that has shut down the ports along the Gulf.

Telegram sent to H. Kempner discussing ships.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about United States missionaries being ordered to return to the United States.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Gerd Mueller who scored with 15 minutes left, giving west Germany a 1- 0 victory over Poland and sending the Germans into the World cup soccer championship game.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the agriculture department which refused to predict lower coffee prices for consumers but announced that coffee crops in Brazil and other countries would be bumper crops increasing exports by 35 percent.

As the largest and one of the most influential countries in Latin America, Brazil has emerged as a leading voice for developing countries in setting regional and multilateral trade agendas. Brazil is critical of U.S. trade policies such as the Byrd Amendment (repealed, but program in effect until October 1, 2007), which directs duties from trade remedy cases to affected industries, the administration of trade remedy rules, and what it considers to be discriminatory treatment in the U.S. expansion of free trade agreements in Latin America. Despite the differences, both countries recognize the potential for important gains to be had from mutually acceptable trade liberalization at all levels.

This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States.