645.116/73
The Consul General at Calcutta (Wilson) to the Secretary of
State
No. 258
Calcutta, July 2, 1941.
[Received July
25.]
Sir: I have the honor to refer to the
Department’s airmail instruction of March 24, 1941 (File No.
645C.116/1 [645.116/48]) instructing this
Consulate General to request the Government of India to relax its
current import restrictions in favor of shipments of supplies to
American missionary societies and philanthropic institutions in
India.
This request has now been granted. A copy of the communication to
this effect just received from the Government of India is
enclosed.
It is requested that the Department take steps to inform the
appropriate American organizations of this change in procedure, as
this Consulate General is not in a position to determine which of
the local establishments may be eligible for the benefits accruing
under the new ruling.
Respectfully yours,
[Enclosure]
The Under Secretary to the Government of
India (Pringle) to the
American Consul General at Calcutta (Wilson)
No. 350 (44)–(I. T. C.)/41
Simla, 25 June, 1941.
Sir: With reference to your letter No.
660 dated the 7th May 1941,50 I am directed to say that, having regard to
the special circumstances of the case, the Government of India
have been pleased to sanction the issue of special licences for
such goods as may be imported by American Missionary Societies,
and philanthropic institutions, and are free gifts from the
United States of America and which, therefore, involve no
transfer of foreign exchange. The licences will accordingly be
marked “Custom Licence: Not valid for transfer of foreign
exchange”.
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2. Necessary instructions are being issued to the Import Trade
Controllers and the organizations in question may be instructed
to apply for the licences, when required, to the Import Trade
Controller concerned giving full details (e. g. description,
value, etc.) of each importation.
I have [etc.]
