862.4016/2043: Telegram
The Chargé in Germany (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 29—9:30 a.m.]
764. 1. A German decree of December 14 published in Reichsgesetzblatt 1 of December 23 received this morning provides (insofar as we are able to interpret it) for the elimination of Jews as managers (Betriebs Führer) of plants or as acting managers.
2. I am sending a third-person note under today’s date to the Foreign Office requesting assurances that American citizens will be exempted from its application.
3. I wish to add that I felt it desirable to take this position. We are, however, unable to ascertain as yet whether as a practical issue American citizens are actually affected.