740.00119 European War 1939/403: Telegram
The Chargé in Germany (Heath) to the Secretary of State
Berlin, June 24,
1940—11 p.m.
[Received June 25—2:07 a.m.]
[Received June 25—2:07 a.m.]
2077. Tonight at 9:55 the German radio broadcast a special announcement to the effect that the Italian-French armistice treaty had been signed at Rome at 7:15 this evening, that the French-German armistice treaty would therefore enter into effect at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday, June 25.
No information concerning the contents of the German-French or the Italian-French armistice treaties has as yet been published here.
Heath