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

711.94114 Mail/62: Telegram

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

Bern, April 17, 1944.
[Received April 17—10:54 p.m.]

2423. American Interests, Japan. Department’s 435, February 9.²⁷ Foreign Office note April 14 states Swiss Legation, Tokyo, telegraphed April 13, it had been advised by Japanese Foreign Office that commanders all internment camps Japan²⁸ informed that POWs and civilian internees should be permitted date correspondence.

Harrison

[For memorandum dated April 18, prepared in the Office of Far Eastern Affairs, discussing, among other subjects, “Efforts of this Government in Behalf of American Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in Japanese Hands”, see pages 1232, 1234.]

27. Not printed.
28. In telegram 2830, May 4, the Minister in Switzerland stated that the words “and Japanese occupied territory” should have been included after “Japan” (711.94114 Mail/75).