701.0090/1622a: Telegram

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

1333. American interests—Far East—repatriation. Department understands that space for the second exchange will in harmony with Department’s 1311 June 2 be allotted as follows:

(1)
United States officials from Manila numbering with their dependents 25.
(2)
Chilean officials, numbering approximately 40.
(3)
Non-official nationals of other American Republics and Canada in numbers proportionate to the number of US nationals being repatriated (Department’s 879 of April 7,35 paragraph 5).
(4)
Non-official United States nationals from Manila (Department’s 185 of January 2236).
(5)
Persons under close arrest, such as those covered by Department’s 2114, September 5, 1942; Bern’s 2855, June 21, 1942; Bern’s 1660, March 12; Department’s 1630, June 24, 1942; Department’s 2210, September 19, 1942; Bern’s 5696, December 7, 1942; Department’s 2186, September 16, 1942; Bern’s 2519, April 22; and Bern’s 2916, May 12.37
(6)
All women and children interned or constructively interned desiring to return without head of family.
(7)
Seriously ill men and thereafter interned or constructively interned men with their American dependents, if any, with preference being given, other things being equal, to married men of the category mentioned in your 4735.38

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  1. Foreign Relations, 1942, vol. i, p. 412.
  2. Not printed.
  3. None printed.
  4. See footnote 34, p. 879.