711.94114 Supplies/12–1444
The Department of State to the British Embassy
The Department of State refers to the British Embassy’s Aide-Mémoire of December 14, 1944,42 in which is set forth the text of a proposed communication to the Japanese Government outlining a plan under which small quantities of medicines and vitamin concentrates might be dropped from Allied aircraft by night over Japanese-controlled territory if the Japanese Government will undertake to distribute supplies so delivered to Allied prisoners of war and civilian internees and will assure safe conduct and protection to the aircraft used for this purpose.
The American military authorities having given their approval in principle to this proposal, the Department of State offers no objection to the forwarding of this communication to the Japanese Government.
- Not printed.↩