340.1115A/3223: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland ( Harrison )
Washington
, April 21,
1943.
949. American interests, Far East, financial assistance to alien wives and children. Your 1769 March 18.21
- 1.
- United States Government is still awaiting reply to its communication of February 4 to Japanese Government22 concerning continuation of exchanges. In the absence of a Japanese reply, it is not possible to make any definite statement on dates of repatriation.
- 2.
- In view of suffering caused to loyal American nationals’ alien wives and alien minor children in Far East left without means of support owing to mass internment now being imposed by Japanese Government upon such American nationals or attributable to unexpected delays in exchange, following procedure is authorized as purely temporary expedient in Far East pending completion of exchanges:
- 3.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of numbered paragraph 13 of the
Department’s instruction no. 1202 of February 14, 1942,23 alien
members of family qualified for inclusion in exchange under
numbered paragraph 3 of Department’s 1246 of May 1421 may, if in need and
not otherwise provided for, receive monthly payments in amounts
to which they would be entitled under instruction no. 1202 if
they were American nationals, provided that in each instance
- (a)
- alien member of family signifies or has signified definite intention to proceed to United States by final exchange vessel, accompanying American members of family;
- (b)
- Swiss representative is satisfied intention is genuine; and
- (c)
- American member of family is eligible to receive financial assistance.
- 4.
- Receipts embodying promises to repay should be executed by American member of family, if possible; otherwise by beneficiary.
- 5.
- All doubtful cases should be referred to Legation Bern.
- 6.
- Reports analogous to those requested in penultimate paragraph of Department’s instruction 1537 of October 3 [1942]24 should be submitted [Page 1022] in each instance, whether financial assistance is granted or refused.
Hull