840.51 Frozen Credits/44484/9
The Japanese Embassy to the Department of State
Memorandum
The Japanese Government is prepared to issue the instructions necessary for exemption from the freezing orders of the official establishments maintained in Japan by the American Government and of their personnel, in accordance with the agreement between the two [Page 899] Governments referred to in the Japanese Ambassador’s note No. 280 of September 24, 1941. The Japanese Government wishes to be apprised of the attitude of the American Government on the following point:
The aforementioned instructions will authorize, upon application, the release of funds to the American establishments and to their personnel to cover expenses for the months of August, September, and October. The Japanese Government is desirous that the American Government will grant similar releases of funds to Japanese establishments in the United States and to their personnel.