Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The Far East; The Near East and Africa, Volume IV

893.102 Kulangsu/194: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Dooman)

Washington, July 12, 1939—4 p.m.

193. Your 321, July 10, 5 p.m.,¹⁴ and Department’s 183, July 6, 7 p.m.¹⁵ During Suma’s¹⁶ call he mentioned that information which the Japanese Embassy had received from Amoy was to the effect that: the Japanese authorities at Amoy were giving consideration to arrangements which would make possible the receipt of supplies by the Relief Committee, in which American missionaries were interested, in the International Settlement; that the Japanese authorities had agreed to permit a number of junks carrying firewood to land their supplies in the International Settlement; that a British vessel from Shanghai had recently called at Amoy and discharged supplies for the International Settlement; and that there was no interference with the landing of supplies from Shanghai for the International Settlement. In reply to an inquiry, he admitted that there continued to be interference with the shipment of supplies to the International Settlement from Amoy.

Department has received Amoy’s 72, July 11, 6 p.m.,¹⁴ but would appreciate further comment by MacVitty.

Repeated to Peiping, Chungking, Shanghai and Amoy.

Hull

14. Not printed.
15. Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, p. 653.
16. Yakichiro Suma, Counselor of the Japanese Embassy.
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