611.939/109: Telegram
The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 8—10:41 a.m.]
190. Department’s 43, March 7, 5 p.m., in regard to shipment of export produce to Shanghai from areas under control of Chinese Government. Procedure being followed here is for the American exporters to make out affidavits certifying that export produce will not be sold to Japanese and that it is the property of the American firm executing the affidavit. Affidavit is then sworn to and subscribed at this office.
Henningsen Produce Company, which has presented document of this nature to customs authorities at Ningpo, states that it has proved effective and that their cargo has been passed and has arrived safely in Shanghai.
Repeated to Chungking and Peiping.