Office of the Historian

711.008 North Pacific/436a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

Washington, January 5, 1939—7 p.m.

5. Under date January 3 there was introduced in Congress by Delegate Dimond,36 and referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, a Bill (H. R. 883) “To protect and preserve the salmon fishery of Alaska”. The Bill is identical in its provisions to H. R. 8344 introduced by Dimond in the last session of Congress, copy of which was mailed to you on November 26, 1937.37

The Department has not yet been asked for a report on the Bill, and you will be promptly informed of any developments which may have a material bearing upon your proposed approach to the Foreign Office with regard to the Alaska fishery.

Welles
  1. Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate from Alaska.↩
  2. Instruction No. 1383, not printed.↩