300.115(39)/194: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 25—4:37 p.m.]
2460. Department’s 1467, November 21, 6 p.m.15 Ministry Economic Warfare assure that no Finnish vessels will be detained by their authorities on the grounds that they are carrying wood pulp from Finland to the United States. This assurance is all that is forthcoming at the present time but in view of informal discussion with Ministry of Economic Warfare believe that they are not inclined to interfere with Finnish ships unless they are carrying German goods to the United States possibly even then they may not interfere but they will give no assurance beyond what is given above.
- Not printed; it instructed the Ambassador to endeavor to arrange minimum of inconvenience for the vessels being released by Germany (300.115 (39)/181).↩