740.00112A European War 1939/6205: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
236. Your 239 of January 16. Since entry into the war we have also considered question of nationality more important in case of Japanese than in cases of Germans and Italians proposed for Proclaimed List. Our present policy is generally to list all Japanese nationals who are engaged in business in American republics and who are recommended for inclusion on list by our missions. In cases involving Germans and Italians the Proclaimed List Committee continues to require information indicating direct or indirect identification with pro-Axis activities. Although many Japanese cases involve small traders we have not so far had an excessively large number of cases to consider and for the present the recommendations of our missions on Japanese cases are being followed without any instructions from the Department with respect to selection according to size of business.