File No. 763.72114A/275
The Minister in Switzerland ( Stovall) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 28, 2.37 p.m.]
27. [From Garrett]:
The German delegates since returning from Berlin have agreed tentatively in subcommittee to clauses covering submarine personnel, sanction [repatriation] of valid prisoners of war, work of prisoners, withdrawal of prisoners from zone of the army and occupied territory, and as to the standard for food supplies. There still remain some matters about which we do not apprehend much difficulty in coming to an agreement besides the following questions in which less progress has been made: transportation overseas; sending of German prisoners to the United States; and regarding civilians. Before proceeding further with these we are awaiting your instructions, which we urgently request.
Some of the German delegates today suddenly left for Berlin, whether in connection with the work of the conference or not we do not know, but we fear that their absence will inevitably result in some further delay, although subcommittee meetings will continue. Garrett.