740.00112 European War 1939/9291: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 11—6:45 p.m.]
6048. For Department and OEW from Riefler. Reference 6047, September 11.59 In accordance with your 5316 of August 31 and my 5890 of September 6,60 the Parliamentary Secretary of MEW and I have agreed upon the following list of matters which we wish to see included in the agenda for the proposed Swiss war trade negotiations, but we propose to hand this list to Thurnheer, the Swiss Minister in London, only after clarification of the question raised at end of penultimate paragraph number 4 in Embassy’s 6047 of September 11, 8 p.m.
“His Majesty’s Government and the United States Government wish to see the following subjects included in the agenda for the forthcoming negotiations with the Swiss Trade Delegation:
- 1.
- The cessation of credits to Axis countries.
- 2.
- The operation of the provisional agreement already concluded whereby the Swiss Government has given certain undertakings regarding exports of arms and machinery. Under this heading they would wish to discuss the efficacy of the administrative procedures by which it is to be enforced and the adjustments to be made in respect of any country or part of a country now associated with the Axis, which falls out of the war or is occupied by troops of the United Nations, and also the way in which the contemplated productions of Swiss exports are to be spaced over the remaining months of 1943.
- 3.
- Further reductions of Swiss exports of arms and machinery.
- 4.
- The control of the processing and repairing trade.
- 5.
- Exports of cattle and dairy produce.
- 6.
- The use of the Swiss railways by the Axis including, in particular, carriage of oil.
- 7.
- The elimination of trade or attempts to trade with Japan.
- 8.
- The future operation of the compensation agreement.
- 9.
- The permitted enemy content in Swiss exports.
- 10.
- The coordination of Swiss and purchases of the United Nations in areas not directly under Anglo-American control.
- 11.
- The new arrangements which we shall require to be made regarding trade between Switzerland and the outside world and the [Page 873] further reductions in Swiss trade with the Axis when the Swiss frontier is again open.
- 12.
- The further evacuation into Switzerland of children from Axis countries and the provision to be made for such children.”
Winant