Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V

711.94114 Mail/12–2144: Telegram

The Chargé in Switzerland (Huddle) to the Secretary of State

Bern, December 21, 1944—5 p.m.
[Received 6:40 p.m.]

8254. American Interests—Japan—Prisoners of War Mail. Your 4107, December 5. Foreign Office note December 19 quotes following message December 15 from Gorgé (translation from French):

“According to Japanese Foreign Office, mail for United States and possessions will henceforth be directly addressed according agreement with Soviet authorities to New York via Moscow-Tehran. Mail will be sent from Shimonoseki in American postal bags and Japanese request United States return Japanese postal bags forwarded United States before war. Mail from America via Moscow has already reached Japan.”⁴³

Huddle

43. In telegram 92, January 5, 1945, to Bern, the Department stated that mail for the Far East would be despatched in Japanese postal bags (711.94114 Mail/12–2144).