701.0090/1779b: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)
1956. American interests Far East—repatriation. Department on August 13 delivered to Spanish Embassy in charge of Japanese interests list of 267 Japanese nationals76 named by Japanese Government for repatriation who since June 24 have signified willingness to go to Japan. Ninety of these persons possess high-priority standing. Department pointed out in its note that number of passengers made available in this supplementary list exceeds the number of deletions from the list of June 2477 caused (a) by the decision of the Japanese [Page 899] Government not to accept in this exchange 226 Japanese from Peru and the men from Hawaii who do not wish to leave their families behind and (b) by the withdrawal of certain Japanese nationals of their previous request to be repatriated. Final paragraph of note was as follows:
“The names now made available to the Embassy of those Japanese nationals named by the Japanese Government who are willing to embark, together with the few additional persons whose wishes are now being ascertained, constitute a sufficient number of Japanese nationals named by the Japanese Government to permit the passenger list for the second voyage of the Gripsholm from this country to be finally determined. If the Japanese Government finds the proposed sailing list acceptable and will indicate that no further major changes will be made the Department of State can then proceed to assemble the passengers for the second sailing. As previously stated, the passengers can be embarked 21 days after the receipt of the Japanese Government’s agreement.”
Please inform Minister Gorgé.