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Show (BRAZIL TO BUY U.S. FREIGHTERS CRISTOBAL, C Sept. 20 (UP) The United States government was understood authoritatively today to-day to have consented to sal o( 14 privately owned United States freight ships to Brazil. The move was considered an expression ex-pression of the United States' desire de-sire to let action Instead of words demonstrate the solidarity of the Americas at the impending meeting meet-ing of American republics at Panama Pan-ama City. The government agreed to transfer trans-fer of the vessels from the United States to the Brazilian flag. It was stated as the United States delegation, dele-gation, headed by Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arrived from Washington. Welles issued a preeonference statement expressing "the utmost confidence that the consultation now about to commence will re- suit In a practical demonstration thnt the ideal of inter-American solidarity has. In fact, been attained." |