711.00111 Lic. Wolf, Rudolf/51/90: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 21—4:12 p.m.]
1022. Reference my despatch 803 July 9 and my telegram 980 July 15 concerning 19 Wolf planes.67 Confidential information believed reliable received to the effect that Société Française de Transports Aériens, Paris asked to have 10 Vultee, 5 Lockheed, and 1 Northrup [Page 595] airplanes registered in France. Bureau Veritas which is charged with the issuance of navigation certificates refused navigation certificates for 10 planes which are believed to be still in France. Six planes were registered in France and have left France presumably for Spain. These latter are 2 Vultees registration numbers F–AQAO and F–AQAP, 1 Northrup F–AQAQ, 3 Lockheeds F–AQAR, F–AQAS, F–AQAV. No additional information received concerning 3 Fleetsters. Despatch follows.68