711.94114A/165: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)
2971. American interests—Japan. Legation’s 7086, November 11. Japanese prisoners of war in this country do not exercise their privilege of writing letters to Japan. This is not the fault of the American Government which has informed the prisoners of this privilege. Civilian internees do write and their letters are transmitted through the same channels as letters addressed to American prisoners of war in Japanese hands.
Japanese prisoners of war in this country may send each week one letter of 24 lines and one postcard both of which they may address to Japan if they desire. In requesting reciprocal treatment the American Government asks that each individual American prisoner of war be granted by the Japanese Government the same privileges as each individual Japanese prisoner of war is given by the American Government.