894.3311/704
The Secretary of State to the Japanese Ambassador (Nomura)
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the Japanese Ambassador and refers to his note no. 205 of July 22, 194123 requesting to be informed whether the proposed visit of the Japanese naval transport Shiriya to Los Angeles from August 9 to 14, 1941 for the purpose of taking on crude petroleum would be agreeable to the United States Government.
The Secretary of State takes pleasure in informing the Japanese Ambassador that the visit of the Shiriya and the landing of the crew is agreeable to the United States Government but points out that under Executive Order 8389, as amended, the taking on of crude petroleum by the Shiriya is permissible only if a license pursuant to the said Executive Order has been obtained from the Treasury Department and an export license pursuant to the Export Control Act of July 2, 1940 has been obtained from the Department of State. Applications for such licenses are to be filed with the Treasury Department and the Department of State, respectively, and are dealt with in accordance with the policies of the Government of the United States and the merits of each individual application.
- Not printed.↩