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Bern, November 9, 1942
AMERICAN INTERESTS, FAR EAST INTERNEES,
Legation's 4994, Nov. fifth.
Telegraph from the Swiss Consulate Shanghai
November 4 states that the ― Japanese police in Shanghai arrested ...
CONFIDENTIAL
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Received on Foreign Mail Room 1943 MAY 19 PM 3:16
SUBJECT:
CONCENTRATION CAMPS, OCCUPIED CHINA.
During recent weeks the Japanese appear to have tightened the restrictions imposed on "enemy nationals" resident in the occupied areas of ...
CIVIL ASSEMBLY CENTRE AT WEIHSIEN
(Shantung Province)
Visited the 9th and 10th November 1943 by Mr A. Jost, Assistant-Delegate.
Location:
The twin cities of Weihsien, in Shantung Province are reached by the railway line from Tientsin to Tsingtao. The city of Weihsien is enjoying ...
THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Via Air Mail Pouch
AMERICAN LEGATION
Bern, March 9, 1944.
Subject: American Interests - China
Weihsien camp.
The American Minister at Bern has the honor to refer to the Legation's airmail dispatch No. 5690 of July 23, 1943, with which there was transmitted a copy of camp report No. 1 concerning a visit made in July 1943 to the civilian assembly center at Weihsien, China, by Mr. Fontanel ...
Bern, November 1, 1944.
Subject: American Interests ― China
Transmission report No. 3,
Civilian internment camp Weihsien.
The American Minister at Bern has the honor to refer to the department’s telegram No. 720 of March 20, 1942, concerning the transmission of reports of visits made by Swiss representatives to camps where Americans ...
REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Bern, April 24, 1945 9.44 pm.
Secretary of State
Washington.
DATE: May 3, 1945
March 19th.
Foreign Office note April 20 states according information received from Swiss Consulate, Shanghai, Swiss representative Egger obtained following list food supplied during January by Japanese to Weihsien camp where ...
Date: March 20, 1943
FROM: AMEMBASSY CHUNGKING
TO: Secretary of State, Washington
Dated: March 11, 1943, 9:50 a.m.
Refer to the Embassy’s telegram of January 29, number 162.
The following information has been received from the Chinese Foreign Office as ...
Secretary of State
Washington.
731, May 19, 9 a.m.
Report has come in regarding civilians in China, under Central news report dated Tunki Anhwoi, May 18.
According to information from Shanghai the Japanese have ...
INTERNMENT OF AMERICAN AND ALLIED NATIONALS
At Weihsien, Shantung Province, CHINA
From Samuel Sobokin, American Consul
Kobe, Japan, November 11, 1943
Date of mailing, December 1, 1943
On board M/S GRIPSHOLM
REPORT ON WEIHSIEN CIVIL ASSEMBLY CENTER
Introduction
(This section of the report has been prepared by Mr. Wm. B. Christian)
The Japanese authorities notified ...
June 26, 1944
Hummel & Tipton
from Chungking
Headquarters Hsiao Ho Tzu. 26/6/44
To: British and American Embassies,
Chungking.
Report of mission from Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center to Commander Wang Yu Min, 1st War Area, 2nd Command, Shantung Advance Unit, 15th Tsung Tui. (Formerly Shantng-Kiangsu War Area, 4th Tsung Tui).
CONDITIONS IN WEIHSIEN CAMP
Nationals interned: (Men, women and children respectively) American: 89, 78, 38 – total 205. British: 358, 394, 324 – total 1076. Italians: 44, 30, 19 – total 93. Others: 46, 48 – total 146. Total 1520. (Aged over 60 – 142. Average sick 200).
In general except for food and ...
EMBASSY,
Chungking (via Navy)
To: Secretary of State, Washington
Dated: May 8, 1945. 10 a.m.
From Special War Problems Division
Date: May 29, 1945
In the Weihsien area of Shantung, Commander Wang is the leader of independent guerrilla forces. His agent has reached Chungking with written reports dated March 3 from Hummel and Tipton. The reports, outlined ...
May 14, 1942
From
The National Archives
REPORT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SITUATION OF AMERICANS IN THE ORIENT
The following information was taken from the reports of the Swiss Minister in Tokyo, and the delegates of the International Red Cross of Tokyo, except where noted. ...
To: War Department (PMG)
4/6/43
Plain,
REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Bern, March 26, 1943
AMERICAN INTERESTS ― CHINA
Foreign Office note dated March 23 states that Swiss Consulate in Shanghai telegraphs that on March 11, 13 and 15 the Japanese ...
Tsingtao, July 8th, 1943
No. 15
British & USA
CHEFOO ASSEMBLY CENTRE
I have the honour to inform you that ...
DATE: January 21, 1944
Chungking, December 17, 1943
No. 1921
SUBJECT: Life of Foreign Internees at Weihsien, Shantung
A Description of the Life of Foreign Internees at Weihsien, Shantung.
According to statistics ...
SECRET
No. 3072
Subject: Condition of the Internees at Weihsien;
Possible Methods of Assisting them.
Declassified: November 28, 1944
The Honorable
The Secretary of State,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter, dated June 26, 1944, addressed to the British and American Embassies, Chungking, by Mr. Arthur Hummel, an American citizen and Mr. L. Tipton, a British subject, who last June ...
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From: Op-16-FE DNI -----
at Washington, D.C. -----
Date: 26 May, 1945
Source: American Missionary ---------- Evaluation: B-2
Subject:
China, Internment Camps, Weihsien - Shantung Province, North China ...
FROM : Bern
DATED : August 27, 1945.
Rec’d: September 6, 7 p.m.
UNRESTRICTED-W
Secretary of State,
Washington.
A-1006 of August 27.
American Interests ― Far East
Your 2148 June 26
Foreign Office note August 25, states according telegram from Gorge Japanese Minister Foreign Affairs states his Government had no intention transfer to Techow ...
Bern, November 5, 1942
AMERICAN INTERESTS, FAR EAST.
Internment Foreign Office note November 3 reports the receipt of a telegram from Swiss Consulate ...
Bern, April 24, 1943
Secretary of state,
Washington, D. V.
2559, twenty-fourth
AMERICAN INTERESTS - CHINA
Treatment of British Internees.
Reply from Japanese authorities regarding treatment of British interned in camps in occupied China.
1.) Rations. Civilian internees are object of closest attention of competent ...
INTERNMENT OF AMERICANS AND ALLIED NATIONALS AT CHEFOO, CHINA, IN TEMPLE HILL COMPOUNDS.
REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
From Samuel Sobokin, American Consul November 9, 1943
On board GRIPSHOLM, Date of mailing: December 1, 1943.
Chefoo, China
Temple Hill Internment Camp
INTRODUCTION
American and Allied nationals at Chefoo, China with certain exceptions were ...
ASSISSTANCE AUX BELGES D’ASIE ORIENTALE
Copie d’une lettre adressée par le Comité International de la Croix Rouge, Genève, 29 novembre 1943, à la Croix Rouge de Belgique, et communiquée par celle-ci sous date du 1/2/1944.
Objet : civils belges internés au camp de Weihsien près de Pékin.
Pour faire suite à la correspondance que nous avons eue avec vous au sujet des civils belges internés en Extrême-Orient, nous avons l’honneur ...
Bern, October 27, 1944
FEDERAL POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
Division of Foreign Internees
To the Legation of the United States of America, Bern.
B.24.US (13)51-Weihsien Camp-HE/sch.
53912
In accordance with the wish expressed in the kind note A.f. No. 9739 of October 11, 1944, the Division of Foreign Interests of the Federal Political Department has the honor ...
FROM: Secretary of State, Washington.
TO: American Legation, Bern.
DATED: June 25, 1945
NUMBER: 2137
The Transfer of the civilian internees from Weihsien to ...
FROM: American Legation, Bern.
TO: Secretary of State, Washington
DATED: July 20, 1945
NUMBER: 3629, July 20, 1 p.m.
From the Special War Problems Division
Department of State
Date: August 2, 1945.
With reference to your 2137, June 25, concerning American interests in China you are informed that a note dated July 18 from the Foreign Office for the information requested since he does not know what the Japanese authorities intend to do ...
