740.0011 European War 1939/4214: Telegram
The Consul General at Beirut ( Palmer ) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 27—1:18 p.m.]
42. Referring to my telegram No. 41, June 27, 11 a.m.9 Proclamation today by General Mittelhauser reads as follows:
“By virtue of the armistice conditions signed by the French Government, no change has taken place in the situation of the territory under mandate.
Consequently the general commander in chief of the theater of operations in the Eastern Mediterranean, in agreement with the High [Page 894] Commissioner, has ordered the cessation of hostilities. The French flag will continue to fly over this territory and France will pursue her mission in the Levant States.”
Comment will follow by cable.
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