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The State Department sends a memo to the American legation in Bern, on
February 10, 1943, stating that in the future they not transmit reports to
private citizens, since they "circumvent neutral countries' censorship."
PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM SENT
TO: American Legation, Bern
FROM: Secretary of State, No. 354
DATE: February 10, 1943
Your 482, January 21
In the future we would suggest that you do not accept reports submitted to you
to be transmitted to private persons in the United States unless such action is
advisable because of extraordinary circumstances. Such private messages
circumvent neutral countries' censorship and it is felt that by sending them we
risk the possibility that steps would necessarily be taken by the neutral
countries to curtail or forbid our means of communication for confidential
official matter.
HULL
(SW)
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