840.51 Frozen Credits/7512
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 26, 1942.]
Sir: I have the honor to enclose for the Department’s information a copy of despatch no. 129 of November 6, 1941 from the Consulate at [Page 806] Tsingtao to this Embassy transmitting a copy of a letter from the Texas Company (China) Limited, Tsingtao,49 requesting assistance in effecting the release of frozen funds desired to pay the salaries of its foreign and Chinese employees.
It will be noted from the Company’s letter that the Japanese authorities have permitted the release of but a small portion of the funds required for salaries during the period July through September and have indicated informally that no more will be forthcoming.
A call on the Counselor of the Japanese Embassy here on November 25 afforded me an opportunity to bring this matter to his attention informally. I explained the facts of the case briefly and said I would appreciate anything that could be done, especially as I did not believe there were corresponding restrictions on the payment of salaries by Japanese firms in the United States. The Counselor stated that he would look into the case. I believe the action taken is in consonance with the Department’s telegraphic instruction no. 133, August 2, 5 p.m., to this Embassy.
Respectfully yours,
Counselor of Embassy
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