701.0090/1998½
The Department of State to the Spanish Embassy
The Department of State acknowledges the receipt of memorandum no. 268 Ex. 108.03 of August 31, 1943 from the Spanish Embassy32 in charge of Japanese interests in the continental United States, transmitting corrections in the Embassy’s memorandum no. 220 of August 16, in which the schedule and course of the Japanese exchange vessel Teia Maru was presented. Acknowledgment is also made of a further correction transmitted to the Department on September 6, 1943 by means of a telephone conversation between Señor Don Ernesto Barnach-Calbo33 and an officer of the Department.
The Department understands that the corrected schedule of the voyage of the Teia Maru is as follows:
“(a) Outgoing—Leaves Yokohama 14th September
Arrives at Kobe on 15th September
Leaves Kobe on September 16th
Arrives at Shanghai on September 18th
Leaves Shanghai on September 20th
Arrives at Hongkong on September 22nd
Leaves Hongkong on September 23rd
Arrives at San Fernando del Norte on September 25th
Leaves San Fernando del Norte on September 26th
Arrives Cap Saint Jacques on September 29th
Leaves Cap Saint Jacques on September 30th
Arrives Syonan (Singapore) on October 2nd
Leaves Syonan (Singapore) on October 4th
Passes through the Straits of Sunda on October 7th
Arrives at Marmagão on October 15
(b) Return trip—Leaves Marmagão on October 21st
Passes through the Straits of Sunda on October 30th
Arrives at Syonan (Singapore) November 1st
Leaves Syonan (Singapore) on November 3rd
Arrives at Manila on November 7th
Leaves Manila on November 8th
Arrives at Yokohama on November 14th”
The Department further understands that the corrected course to be followed by the Teia Maru between the Straits of Sunda and Marmagão, in both directions, as set forth in the Embassy’s memorandum under acknowledgment and amended by the telephone conversation to which reference has been made, is as follows:
| 4.40 | south— | 94.40 | east |
| 3.01 | north— | 80.02 | east |
| 6.00 | north— | 74.03 | east |
| 9.02 | north— | 73.45 | east |
| 9.58 | north— | 70.01 | east |
| 15.25 | north— | 69.58 | east |
The safe conduct which the United States Government granted in its own behalf and in behalf of all its allies for the voyage of the Teia Maru, of which the Embassy was notified by note on September 3, 1943,35 is hereby revised to include the foregoing corrections and amendments.