840.4061 Motion Pictures/182
The Chargé in Germany (Morris) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 11.]
Sir: With reference to the Department’s telegram No. 1565 of June 3, 3 p.m.,37 instructing the Embassy to make formal general representations [Page 625] with respect to the protection of the interests of American motion picture companies in Germany and in Bohemia and Moravia, I have the honor to enclose a copy of the Embassy’s Note (No. 234338) in the premises to the German Foreign Office dated June 13, 1941. As may be seen therefrom, the Embassy has requested the Foreign Office to cause a withdrawal of the ban against American films and American film distributing agencies in Germany and in Bohemia and Moravia and to cause to have released their property and motion picture films which have been seized. At the same time all rights of the American interests concerned were reserved.
Respectfully yours,
Second Secretary of Embassy