Office of the Historian

894.5151/155: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 19, 1939—7 p.m.
[Received August 19—8:18 a.m.]

418. Our 404, August 12, 2 p.m.33 Foreign Office advised us informally today that Ministry of Finance will hereafter issue permits regularly with a time lag of 2 months: permit for June remittance to be issued in September, July remittance in October and so on. Foreign Office added that this will be communicated to us formally by note early next week.

Dooman
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