740.00119 Control (Japan)/11–2345
The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 5.]
Sir: I have the honor to refer to our despatch No. 56, November 14, 1945, and to previous correspondence on the subject of official relations between the Japanese Government and neutral nations. There is enclosed a copy of a directive dated November 18, 1945, to the Japanese Government36 in which a request that Japanese Liaison Officers be permitted to supervise the routine functions of Switzerland and Sweden in the protection of Japanese nationals in neutral countries is denied. The Japanese Government is also directed to report immediately the steps taken to comply with the memorandum of October 25, 1945,37 a copy of which was forwarded to the Department with our despatch under reference.
Respectfully yours,