701.0090/1998½

The Department of State to the Spanish Embassy

Memorandum

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:

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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.

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  2. Second Secretary of the Spanish Embassy.
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