894.24/1813
The British Minister (Hall) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Acheson)
Dear Mr. Acheson: After our conversation last Saturday morning I reported to London that exports of cotton from the United States to Japan during August last had been zero and that they were almost certain to be zero during September.61 London has passed on this information to the Government of India and suggested to that Government that it should now implement the general undertaking which it suggested about cotton exports to Japan. Under this undertaking shipments from India during October to Japan should be nil, except insofar as shipments are made under unexpired, pre-zero confirmed credits for other pre-zero contracts where payment is made in cash.
Very sincerely yours,
- No licenses for the export of cotton to Japan were issued by the Treasury Department for September–November.↩