340.1115A/868: Telegram
The Consul General at Genoa (Balch) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 12—4:16 p.m.]
82. After Exochorda sails tomorrow it is estimated by American Export Line, the United States Line, and the American Consulate [Page 126] General that there will be between 400 and 500 Americans from all parts of Europe to evacuate from Genoa to New York. Excalibur will arrive at Genoa June 26 three-fourths full and can take from here about 75 additional Americans. Freighters now available in the Mediterranean will accommodate between 50 and 100 mainly from eastern Mediterranean ports. This leaves at least 275 Americans unprovided for and at least 150 Latin Americans urgently requesting accommodations. It is therefore strongly recommended that ship accommodations be arranged. It is impossible for these people to proceed to Lisbon or Bordeaux.