811.20 (D) Regulations/5483a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the High Commissioner in the Philippines (Sayre)
548. The following telegram was sent today to all Collectors of Customs by the Economic Defense Board:
“All licenses, whether general or individual, authorizing exports to Japan and Japanese possessions, Manchukuo, China other than shipments via the Burma Road and Rangoon, French Indo-China, Shanghai, and Thailand, of articles and materials which have been enumerated in all Export Control Schedules under the Export Control Act of July 2, 1940,62 and all such licenses authorizing exports to Japanese Nationals anywhere, are hereby revoked. This revocation applies to all shipments of the character referred to whether or not laden upon the carrier in which they are scheduled to be exported. While the revocation described herein applies to all licenses now in effect authorizing exports to Thailand, it may be pointed out that the Economic Defense Board is prepared to consider new applications for license to export to that country. Accordingly, you may accept as valid all licenses for export to Thailand which are dated on or after December 9, 1941.”
Compliance with above required immediately. Licensing instruction in conformance with above will be radioed shortly.
- 54 Stat. 712.↩