File No. 300.115/12641
The Chargé in the Netherlands ( Langhorne) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3.40 p.m.]
979. See Legation’s 967, June 9.1 Am arranging that further preferential shipments go forward on Sommelsdyke, sailing June 20, and Noordam, sailing June 30.
British Consul General, Rotterdam, and American Embassy, London, have informed Legation that British shipping permits which had lapsed owing to impossibility of shipment are to be renewed. This concession however affects scarcely a dozen small shipments. As the shipment of goods from Holland to America is becoming more uncertain and may be stopped altogether, respectfully suggest that Department press the matter and endeavor to secure immediate British shipping permits for goods of enemy origin and American ownership which have not yet received such permit.
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