Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The British Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Volume III

701.0090/3362a: Telegram

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

Washington, December 2, 1943.

2987. American interests—Far East. Inform Japanese Foreign Office that Gripsholm arrived New York, December l.⁶³

Hull

63. The Gripsholm arrived at Port Elizabeth at 7:30 a.m., South African summer time, November 3, and departed the next day at 6:30 p.m. The vessel arrived at Rio de Janeiro at 1:05 p.m., November 15, and departed for New York on the 16th. For arrangements made at the New York pier and general observations, see Department of State Bulletin, November 13, 1943, pp. 320, 321. For the Department’s press release of January 13, 1944, on the exchange, see ibid., January 15, 1944, p. 77.