701.0090/56: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)
1348. American interests—Japan. Department’s 1319, May 22, final paragraph. Japanese Government should be informed that there has been delivered today to Spanish Embassy in charge of Japanese interests in the continental United States a list of 1484 Japanese to be repatriated on first voyage of Gripsholm. List includes 484 officials embarking at New York, 681 non-officials embarking at New York and 319 officials and non-officials embarking at Rio de Janeiro. Passenger list of 1500 will be completed by 16 Thai nationals.
List of persons embarking at Rio de Janeiro is believed to be incomplete. Additions to that list must necessarily be compensated by deductions from list of Japanese non-officials to be embarked at New York as it is desirable to complete evacuation of Japanese from Brazil on the first voyage of the vessel. Spanish Embassy will be informed of changes made necessary for this reason.