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+ vein BRAZIL GOULART COMMENTS ON KENIEDY TALES : ee ~ Rio de ‘Janeiro Ministerior Exteriores in Portuguese to Embassies 1900 Gur 18 December 1962-H . (Text) President Goulart hAs granted an interview to JORNAL DO BRASIL about the visit of Mr. Robert Kennedy to Brazil. We quote a few passages below: "y.S. Ambassador Lincoln Gordon head asked me for an aucieice. During the talk, which was very cordial, I commented about the statements of President Kennedy, as reported from Washington, on the Brazilian internal situation, and especially the enormous concern shown toward the economic and financial difficulties of the nation. I pointed out the repercussions which these statements could have here, in Brazil, and the rumors which, no doubt, will arise on the basis of these staterents. "At this point, the U.S. ambassador told me of the presence of Mr. Robert’ Kennedy in Panama, and suggested the possibility of a meeting to have a frank talk with a person of his relaticnship to the President. He said that such a meeting could clear up some problem of real interest in Brazilian-U.&, releticasg. "Acting on the opportune suggesticn of the U.S. ambassador, I asked that an invitation be sent to Mr. Robert Kennedy for an informal meeting. Shortl, thereafter, Amubassador Gordon confirmed the trip of Mr. Kennedy to Brasilia for a personal and informal meeting. As soon as I received this confirmation of Mr. Kennedy's trip, I~“ ° contacted the president of the Council of Ministers and Foreign . — Mnister Hermes Lima telling him of the trip and of the reasous for it. . "In a long talk with the premier, I told him what I wanted to @iscuss with Mr. Kennedy, especially regarding the points and aspects which demand most attention and which could Lead to clarifications which I believed necessary and which we wanted President Kennedy to ; know from a source of unimpeachable arthority, Mr. Robert Kennedy.” Further on, President Goulart said: “We agreed that certain Brazilitan information channels--and I do not refer to the press which in Brazil is free and can compete with the best of the world--which have access to the President of the United States and to the U.S. State Department, do not represent the interests of our nation and mich less of our people. This specifically was one of the main topics of the fran: ani cordial conversation which I had | ie bn sed ert ae, FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE, m, 4/3; P 7- » 12/20 62 t ' CONCESNDR LitTN AMERICA baal a e 53 JAN? “1863 °%-3.2 a ie y — —_—_- a em eee 7 omen ee ne re me rn eR Oe ements 307 wey &