Office of the Historian

711.94114A/7–1245: Telegram

The Minister in Switzerland (Harrison) to the Secretary of State

Bern, July 12, 1945—noon.
[Received July 12—9:50 a.m.]

3529. American Interests—Far East. Bisang75 telephones, according information just received from Gorgé, Suzuki now states Jap Government agrees in principle to authorize Swiss visit POW camps Jap occupied territory. While not certain Bisang believes includes Manchukuo, Korea, Singapore as well as China.76

Will report promptly as available further developments.

Harrison
  1. Emil Bisang of the Division of Foreign Interests in the Swiss Foreign Office.↩
  2. On July 12 the Delegate to the United States of the International Committee of the Red Cross informed the Department that the Japanese Foreign Office had authorized Walter Salzmann, International Red Cross delegate in Bangkok, to visit the Thai military hospital (711.93114A/7–1245).↩