Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1942, General; the British Commonwealth; the Far East, Volume I

340.1115a/2550: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)

Washington, April 15, 1942—4 p.m.

944. Your 1512, April 14, 10 p.m.⁷⁷ Please see second paragraph of part numbered 5 of Department’s 816, March 28 which accords German Government full reciprocity and implies willingness of this Government which is hereby confirmed to permit German nationals to return to Germany on steamship Drottningholm when that ship sails from New York to Göteborg after completing the exchange voyages. Department cannot understand why German Government should raise such a question since it has before it the full and comprehensive reply of this Government set forth in Department’s 816 to you.

Welles

77. Not printed; it stated that the Swiss Legation in Berlin telephoned that “German Government refuses to allow Americans in Sweden and Finland to embark on Drottningholm until American Government reexamines its position with a view to according reciprocity by permitting German nationals to return to Germany on Drottningholm when that ship sails from New York for Göteborg after completing exchange voyages.”