A polite and icy command from the State Department ordered closed all Italian consulates in the U. S. A diplomatic prelude was at an end. Within a week in swift moves and countermoves the U.S. had frozen German and Italian funds, ordered all Axis consuls out of the country, clamped down on Nazi propaganda agencies, and barricaded its borders against German and Italian travelers trying to get out or in. In retaliation Germany and Italy closed U.S. consulates in most of Europe and blocked U.S. funds. Caught in the onrush of this diplomatic war were thousands of Germans, Italians, and U.S....
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