Office of the Historian

393.1163 Am 3/641: Telegram

The Consul at Tsinan (Hawthorne) to the Secretary of State

Tsinan, November 26, 1941—noon.
[Received December 3—6:24 a.m.]

Referring to my despatch No. 322 of March 11,78 third paragraph, Catholic Bishop of Tsinan was yesterday assured by senior Japanese [Page 902] general here, upon approaching the latter concerning the question, that American Catholic missionaries would not be interned and would be permitted to continue their work in the event of war between the United States and Japan.

By mail to Peiping in code. Sent to the Department, repeated to Chungking. Code text by air mail to Tokyo.

Hawthorne
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