852.2221/329: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in France (Wilson)
162. Your 452 April 6, 3 p.m. and Bordeaux’s 7th.58 If Americans now held at Toulouse and Perpignan are convicted of attempting to enter Spain, Department does not desire that they be permitted to use passports except for return to United States. If they are ordered expelled from France, Department assumes that they will be escorted to port embarkation by French authorities. In such case passports may be retained by escort on trip and delivered to American Consul at port who should deliver passports to purser and telegraph Department details sailing.
However it should be made clear to all concerned that there are no funds of this Government appropriated which might be used for the maintenance of the Americans arrested, for their transportation to a port of embarkation, for the expenses of an escort or for transportation to the United States.
Appropriately advise Consuls Marseille and Bordeaux.
- Latter telegram not printed.↩