FOR THE PRESS
DEPARTMENT OP STATE
OCTOBER 28, 1939
No. 547
The American Charge d'Affaires at Berlin, Mr. Alexander C.
Kirk, reported to the Department of State that in reply to an
inquiry at the Ministry of Marine this afternoon, he was told
that the American crew was on hoard the City of Flint at
Murmansk.
Following a further inquiry late this afternoon at the
Foreign Office, Mr. Kirk was informed that according to the
latest reports, the vessel and crew were still at Murmansk.
It was also said that if following the completion of repairs
the ship were taken to another port, the American crew would
presumably be kept on board to operate the vessel.
Mr. Kirfc also reported that according to information he
had received from the American Consul General at Hamburg,
the Prize Commissioner has received no news whatever of the
vessel.