701.0090/2010a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)
1945. American interests—Far East. Department has not yet received answer to its 2173 of September 14, 1942,74 and although the persons to whom it refers are listed for repatriation by Swiss Legation Tokyo, Department is so far without specific assurance that they will be embarked.
United States Government is exerting every effort to meet wishes of Japanese Government regarding Japanese nationals to be repatriated in second exchange. It accordingly expects that persons designated for inclusion in exchange by United States Government and the Swiss representatives acting for it as contemplated in Department’s 1311 and 133375 to you will actually be embarked by Japanese authorities.
Please take up with Swiss Foreign Office on urgent basis and request that Minister Gorgé be instructed to request Japanese Foreign Office to give categoric assurances in this respect unless he perceives strong reasons to contrary, which should be reported in full detail and as promptly as possible.
Your 4933 of August 13 will be answered in detail in due course.
- Not printed; it requested urgent assurances from the Swiss Legation in Japan that all American consular officials at Manila and their families would be repatriated on the second exchange vessel (390.1115A/1134). The Minister in Switzerland reported such assurances in his telegram No. 5637, September 10 (701.0090/2207).↩
- June 2 and June 4, pp. 878 and 879, respectively.↩