Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V

711.94115 Exchange/69: Telegram

The Minister in Switzerland (Harrison) to the Secretary of State

Bern, January 11, 1944—6 p.m.
[Received 6:42 p.m.]

246. American Interests—Japan. Legation’s 8210, December 30.⁵⁰ Swiss Foreign [Office?] official informally advised Legation receipt telegram from Swiss Minister, Tokyo,⁵¹ reporting further conversation with official [in] Japanese Foreign Office regarding possibility third exchange. Swiss Foreign Office official while stating unable transmit contents telegram by note informed Legation orally that Japanese official stated questions of third exchange and transportation to Japan of Red Cross supplies now Vladivostok (Department’s 2908, November 24⁵²) should be held in abeyance until Japanese receive satisfactory reply their protests against attacks on 17 hospital ships⁵³ which apparently transmitted through Spanish Embassy, Washington.

Harrison

50. Ibid., p. 951.
51. Camille Gorgé.
52. Foreign Relations, 1943, vol. iii, p. 824.
53. For correspondence on this subject, see pp. 1147 ff.