Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The Far East, Volume III

393.115 Tung or Wood Oil/255: Telegram

The Consul General at Hankow (Spiker) to the Secretary of State

Hankow, September 18, 1939—4 p.m.
[Received September 18—8:30 a.m.]

Reference your [Shanghai’s] 825, September 15, 7 p.m., to the Department and Department’s 250 [350] September 16, 5 p.m.,¹⁰ in regard to wood oil. Local holders of American wood oil have been advised in the sense of the above telegrams and are seeking authorization from their Shanghai offices to proceed with direct negotiations here. All firms have decided to follow procedure suggested by Japanese military.

Acting Japanese Consul General has informed me that N. Y. K. steamer Taketoyo Maru is due to load second shipment of American wood oil here on October 15.¹¹

Sent to Shanghai, Chungking, Peiping.

Spiker

10. Neither printed.
11. The first shipment of wood oil from Hankow on the Japanese vessel Tokaoka Maru left Shanghai October 10 (393.115 Tung or Wood Oil/270).