740.0014A Pacific War/381: Telegram
The Minister in Switzerland (Harrison) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 24—7:26 p.m.]
1904. American interests Japan. My 1240, February 23. Foreign Office note March 22 gives substance telegram just received from Gorgé stating Japanese reply [to] his request [for] names and sentence each aviator and whether Japanese Government authorized visit representative Swiss Legation follows:
“Aviators mentioned communication Minister Tani February 17 (Legation’s 1240, paragraph secundo) not treated as prisoners of war. Consequently Japanese Government does not intend divulge names or state sentences imposed or permit visits to them.”