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The Spanish Embassy to the Department of State 94

Memorandum
No. 247
Ex. 108.03

The Spanish Embassy presents its compliments to the Department of State and with reference to its Memorandum of August 7th, relative to the funds which the Japanese repatriates will be permitted to take with them on the second exchange vessel, begs to transcribe hereafter the answer received from the Japanese Government regarding this matter and which reads as follows:

“Memorandum August 25th, 1943

1.
Japanese Government note views of United States Government expressed in response to Japanese proposal regarding search of person of evacuees, examination of their luggage. Japanese Government will properly deal with matter in consideration of these views of United States Government.
2.
Japanese Government note views of United States Government regarding money to be carried by evacuees and purchase of surplus money. Japanese Government agree to proposal of United States Government to permit an unaccompanied child under 21 years old or oldest child of an unaccompanied family group to carry full amount of money permitted to be carried by evacuees from this side is as a rule limited to Japanese currency amounting to 1000 yens per head and that although evacuees from Japanese occupied areas who possess no Japanese currency will be permitted to carry currencies of such area and any surplus money will be permitted to be appropriated to representation of American interests, it is not intention of Japanese Government to permit American evacuees to carry any currency of United States or any other foreign country.”

Washington , August 26, 1943.
  1. The Department of State acknowledged receipt of this memorandum on September 8.↩