740.0011 European War 1939/10747: Telegram
The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:03 p.m.]
188. Local authorities again protest against broadcasts from American stations such as reported in telegram of Murphy from Lisbon January 28 [February 1],65
Program of Boston on April 30 quoted letter from “high government official” appearing in New York Evening Post pointing out timeliness [and?] feasibility of armed American intervention in North Africa and pro-British, pro-American sentiments Sultan of Morocco. They consider that action dangerous with results exactly contrary to desired effect. They repeated injunction that at the present time no [Page 331] attention should be called to North Africa particularly with any indication of American interest in military assistance to support supposed dissident movement which they claim will only result in increased German pressure and/or occupation.
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