701.0090/2413½
The Spanish Embassy to the Department of State
No. 292
Ex. 117.00 II
The Spanish Embassy presents its compliments to the Department of State and begs to acknowledge receipt of its Memorandum of September 27th51 wherein is transcribed the translation of a communication in French, and its enclosure, addressed on September 17th, by Minister Shigemitsu of the Japanese Foreign Office, to the Swiss Minister in Tokyo.
The Spanish Embassy fails to understand how the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan could have addressed a Note in such terms to the Swiss Minister in Tokyo, as this Embassy has periodically informed the Japanese Government of the incidents which have occurred, of the pace of negotiations conducted, and of the ultimate arrangements [Page 938] for the effecting of the second exchange, as well as of the evident good will shown by the American Government to meet the demands of the Japanese Government, in regard to Japanese repatriations; therefore it is assumed that there has been some misunderstanding which this Representation will endeavor to elucidate.
The Spanish Embassy begs to inform the State Department that it is impossible for it to communicate directly with all those Japanese who have declined repatriation, because it lacks their addresses, therefore, it would appreciate that the State Department kindly apprise it of same or furnish photostatic copies of the answers in its files, from those Japanese nationals who “declined to go”, in order that a detailed list may be sent to the “Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores” in Madrid, for the perusal of the Japanese Government.52