611.946 Rag Rugs/8: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Tokyo ( Garrels )
Department’s telegram April 3, 1 p.m., forwarded via Shanghai.90 Similar arrangement covering cotton rugs is about to be made. Annual allotments beginning June 1st will be as follows:
- 1.
- Chenille rugs—650,000 square yards;
- 2.
- Hit-and-miss rag rugs—3,250,000 square yards;
- 3.
- “All others”—4,070,000 square yards.
Although there will be no monthly or quarterly allotments all consulates should maintain accurate and up-to-date records based on consular invoices of exports to the United States. Figures of Exports from each port should each month be collected at and tabulated by office at principal port of shipment and mailed to Shanghai for transmission by naval radio.
In the special case of chenille rugs, total quantity exported to United States between May 11th and May 31st, both dates inclusive, should be telegraphed directly to Department as soon as possible after close of business May 31st.