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lishments In this country, a.
though Italian consulates q De
troit and Newark, N. J., were or
dered closed some time ago.
The action against the Italiar
consulates was considered . re-
prlsal for IN Italian order re-
curing the closing OF tw
American consulatec In Italy Id
mid.February.
SLAPS ITALY
In another ctep against Italy
the United States several week.
ago forced the recall Of Admiral
Roberto Lais, italian naval at4
tAche In Washington, on tho
grounds that he was connected
with the sabotaging Of Italian
merchant ships In American
ports. Promptly. italy demandc
the recall of Captain William G.
Bentley. then assistan.. military
attache at Rome.
Today's notice to tie German
government affects scores Of
consular officials throughout the
United States, including Captain
Fritz Wiedemann, the German
consul general at San Francisco.
who is q personal friend of Adolf
Hitler.
In making the action kAown,
Welles told his press conferences
that the government had nothingI
In mind at this time regarding|
similar action against other|
countries, including Italy.
UNRELATED
He asserted also that the stepl
had no relation to the sinking oil
the American merchant ship
Robin Moor, which survivors,
said was torpedoed by q German
submarine.
- CONSULATES
Germany has "a consular es-
Adjustments in the United
States and its possessions. They
are at Mobile; Los Angeles; San
Francisco; Balboa and Colon,
Canal Zone; Denver; Honolulu;
Chicago; New Orleans; Balti-
more; Boston; Detroit; Kansas
City. Mo-; st. Louis; Buffalo;
New York City; Cleveland; Port
land, Ore; Philadelphia; Pitts.
burgh; Manila; Aguadilla, p. r.;
San Juan. p. r.; Newport News.
The largest consular staff, In
New York, includes Z consul
general and five consuls and vice
consuls.
The closing of the Transocean
News Service followed the ar,
rest last month of its manager
Manfred Zapp and Assistant
Manager Guenther Tom.
They are still being held on
deportation charges based on m
allegation chat they had violated
the conditions under which they
had entered the United States. \
Today's order followed the
freezing Of all German and Ital-
ian assets in this country by
President Roosevelt last Satur-
day.
The closing of the German con-
sulates and other agencies,
Welles said, had been under con-
sideration for some time.
The text of the note as directed
to Han Thomson was issued by
the State Department ~ fol.
lows:
"Sir:
1T has come to the knowl-
edge Of this government. that
agencies Of the German Reich
in this country, including Ger.
man consular establishments
have been engaged In activi.
ties wholly outside the scope
Of their legitimate duties.
"These activities have been
Of an improper and unwar.
ranted character.
"They render the continued
presence In the United States
Of those agencies and consular
establishments inimical to the
welfare Of this country.
REMOVE NATIONALS
II am directed by the presi.
dent 10 request that the Ger.
man government remove from
United States territory oil
German nationals In anywise
connected with the German
library Of information In New
York, the German railway and
tourist agencies and the Trans.
Ocean News Service, and that
each Of these organisations and
their affiliates shall b
promptly closed.
IL am also directed % re.
quest that all German con.
sular officers, agents, clerks,
and employees thereof Of Ger.
man nationality shall be re.
moved from American terri.
tory and that the consular
establishments likewise be
promptly closed.
1T Il contemplated that all
such Withdrawals and clos
ures shall be effected before
July 10th.