862.1281/90
The Ambassador in Germany (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 21.]
Sir: I have the honor to inform the Department that in view of a request made of the Embassy by an American visiting here to obtain a permit to enable him to be treated by a German Jewish doctor, it was deemed advisable, in order that the Embassy might have a definite ruling for its guidance in similar cases that may arise in the future, to make informal inquiry of the appropriate German authorities in the premises. A member of my staff accordingly telephoned the official charged with these matters at the Reichsärztekammer (Reich Physicians’ Chamber) and, after making it clear that the Embassy was not requesting that an exception be made in the case in question, inquired whether in principle exceptions were made in the case of non-Jewish foreigners who wished to consult German Jewish physicians. The official was emphatic in his reply, stating that the Law of July 25, 1938 strictly forbade German Jewish doctors to treat non-Jewish persons, irrespective of whether they were of German or foreign nationality, and that no exceptions would be made.
Copies of the law quoted above, together with an English translation, were transmitted to the Department with Embassy despatch No. 288 of August 13, 1938.57
Respectfully yours,
First Secretary of Embassy
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