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      rubber has already reached Japan on its way to Germany, it having 
      been carried in Japanese ships via the Panama Canal.
 
      
 
 
My Government continue to receive convincing evidence of the 
      ultimate German destination of Japanese imports of lard, glycerine, 
      castor and cotton oils, tallow, etc., and it is interesting to 
      note that the Berlin branch of Mitsubishi were recently explicitly 
      instructed to stop sending notices of remittances to New York 
      in case it should leak out that grease, lard and beef tallow 
      were being sent from Japan to Germany. In the latter connection 
      it is known that the Japanese firm of Mitsubishi in September 
      opened a three million Yen credit for purchases in Uruguay and 
      Argentine. These include tallow and casein, which Japan does 
      not normally import from South America, and 30,000 cases of corned 
      beef, and all were to reach Germany via Siberia.
 
      
 
 
I will not give in detail particular items of the cargoes 
      of Japanese ships which in the last month or so have sailed from 
      South America to Japan via the Panama Canal. They include such 
      items as cocoa butter, wool, tallow, wolfram, r general picture 
      so that you may be aware of the problem which isvanadium and 
      other commodities urgently required by Germany. I just wish to 
      give you this rathe