611.51G9/30: Telegram
The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 27—4:55 p.m.]
24. Tokyo’s telegram No. 52, January 12, noon and my February 11, 4 p.m.27 By letter dated today the Governor General again confirms that the Japanese authorities in Indo-China are responsible for the restriction on the free movement of American owned transit cargo stored in Indo-China, citing a letter from General Sumita dated February 17 to the effect that in accordance with recent instructions from his Government he is compelled to refuse permission for the moment [movement] of any cargo in Indo-China which was at any time destined for China.
The Governor General in his letter as well as during a conversation this morning stated that he would again intervene on behalf of American owned cargo. In this connection some hours subsequent to this conversation the Chief of the Governor General’s Military Cabinet telephoned that the Japanese mission appeared to be disposed to reopen the question of the reexportation of American owned cargo.
Sent to Cavite for repetition to the Department, Chungking, Peiping, Hong Kong, Shanghai.
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