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Memorandum by the Secretary of State of an Oral Statement by the French Ambassador (Jusserand) Regarding Peace With Bulgaria

[Washington,] October 1, 1918—noon .

The Ambassador informed me that he had received a telegram from the Minister of Foreign Affairs advising him that the French Government [Page 159] considered it unwise to discuss terms of peace with Bulgaria, that the difficult settlement of the Balkan Question should be postponed until the general peace conference, and that the present armistice should be continued in force to that time.

He said that the terms of the armistice were evacuation of occupied Serbian and Greek territory by the Bulgarians, disarmament of the Bulgarian army, surrender of important strategic positions in Bulgaria to the Allies, and the use and control of Bulgarian Railways. I have an impression that he said that the Bulgarians were also to deliver over to the Allies all war supplies in their possession.

October 1, 1918—4:20 p. m.

I orally informed the President of the foregoing. He had previously handed me the annexed memorandum,9 which he had prepared on receipt of my letter of September 30th.

R. L.
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