Evening star., 1941-12-29
japanese ENJOYS
And Staff Of 100
Moved 10 Virginia
Token to Union Station
To Entroin for Hotel
At Hot Springs

Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo
Nomura, Japan's special peace
envoy" Saburo Kurusu and the
entire staff of 100 of the Japanese
Embassy were removed from the
Embassy this morning and put on
a train bound for Hot Springs, Va.
A State Department official who
supervised the evacuation" said the
ENJOYS and their aides would be
kept at Hot Springs until all jap
anese consuls and consular staffs
had been rounded up and sent there.
They will remain there until the
State Department permits them to
return to Japan.
Some time after the Embassy
was vacated, the State Department
formally announced:
The Japanese Embassy staff is
being concentrated pending their
departure from the United States
at the Homestead, Hot Springs, Va.
japanese correspondents also will
be assembled in few days and con-
centrated with the Embassy staff
at Hot Springs"
The moving operations began
about s am. and were carried out
under heavy police guard. -Four
Capital Transit Co. buses were used
to transport the Embassy employees
an6 thair no tn TTr1iOt1 CT 9finn
EnvOys in Limousines.
The Ambassador and Mr.. Kurusu
left with their personal secretaries
in two sightseeing limousines.
Preceded by motorcycle escort the
motorcade of buses and limousines
left for the station about $50 m.
In the first car was Admiral Nomura
and his secretary and an F. B. l.
agent. who rode in the front seat
with the driver. Directly behind
was Mr.. Kurusu and his secretary,
also accompanied by Oman. They
were followed by the buses.
Bringing up the rear more than a
dozen news-reel men and newspaper
photographers followed in their cars,
all the way to the station.
Embassy employees started loading
the baggage shortly after 8 am.
and about 9 o'clock the first bus was
filled with employees of the mission.
Two other buses then were quickly
loaded with other employees and
then fourth drew up before the
Embassy door on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. to be filled with baggage. The
baggage included trunks, valises.
golf clubs, baby carriages, wooden
crates, tennis rackets and other
articles.
Make Reverent Bows.
AS each bus was driven through
the Embassy gates, the occupants
turned their heads toward the En-
bassy. doffed hats and made
small reverent bow.
Shortly after all buses had been
driven out on Massachusetts ave-
nue., Amba Ssador Nomuras S secre-
tary came out, followed a moment
later by the Ambassador, carrying
his hat in his right and and a cane
In his left
Photographers who had formed a
semi-circle directly in front of the
entrance asked the admiral to stop
and pose for a minute on the steps
He refused, however, and moved
slowly and unsmilingly to the door
of his car.
Mr.. Kurusu was little more
obliging. He stopped and posed will
ingly enough, but without a smile,
for about IS seconds before getting
into his car Both ENJOYS refused
to talk with reporters.
The Embassy officials and en-
ployes will not be permitted to leave
American territory until United
States ENJOYS and their staffs in
TOXIC and other japanese cities
have left Japans Jurisdiction.
The lest report the State De-
partmcnt received from its official
ENJOYS in Japan and Japanese-oc-
cupled parts of China, received De-
cember 26, through the Swiss Lega-
ton. said they were safe and well.
Since the war broke out. the Jap
enese Embassy and its staff have
been under close surveillance by
F. B. I. agents. The Spanish Am
bassador has taken charge of the
affairs Of Japan in this country.
The staff of the German Embassy,
the Hungarian Legation and Ger
man newspaper correspondents in
this country were sent to White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va, December l9,
but the Italian AmbaSsa dor. Prince