740.0011 European War 1939/11035a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé at Tangier (Childs)
63. Please endeavor to communicate the following message to Murphy:
“It is assumed that you are endeavoring to see Weygand as urgently as possible. In your conversation with him you should refer to the President’s statement of last night sent you in my No. 61 to Tangier,73 and ask whether the ‘collaboration’ with Germany determined by the Vichy Government is to extend Northern African territories. It this is the case, it will, of course, be necessary for this Government to reconsider its position as regards economic assistance to North Africa.”
For your own confidential information pending further clarification of the situation, all activities in behalf of France and French North Africa are at a standstill.