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

125.0040/826: Telegram

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

Washington, June 17, 1942.

1571. Your 2763, June 17. Department’s 994, April 20 and 1402, June l.¹ Your 1635, April 21² and 2558, June 7.³ In view of assurances of safe-conduct given by German Government and all other belligerent governments for “the several voyages of Drottningholm between New York and Lisbon” and for “the several voyages of Gripsholm between New York and Lourenço Marques”, the United States Government cannot accept German Government’s statement “that Drottningholm and Gripsholm must not touch” a so-called “extended zone of operations”.

United States Government awaits confirmation from German Government that German assurances of safe-conduct for Drottningholm and Gripsholm remain valid as originally given.

Hull

1. Neither printed. Telegram No. 1402 contained instructions to request the Swiss Government to obtain assurances of safe-conduct from all Axis Governments for the several voyages of the Gripsholm between New York and Lourenço Marques (701.0090/156).
2. See footnote 83, p. 360.
3. Not printed; it conveyed German assurances of safe-conduct for the Gripsholm from New York to Lourenço Marques and return (701.0090/246).