740.0011 European War 1939/13887: Telegram
The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State
[Received 4:30 p.m.]
399. Personal for the Under Secretary from Murphy. Your 234, August 6, 10 p.m. General Weygand was pleased and encouraged to receive the contents of your message under reference which I conveyed to him this morning. He had just given me the information reported in my 398, August 12, 3 p.m., to the effect that the Vichy meeting had not resulted in concession to the Germans regarding French Africa. Apropos of your message he said with a smile that “I hope this does not mean that you plan to attack us,” and [apparent omission] [“]I’ll be happy to receive any data you may be in position to send.[”]
Repeated to Vichy. [Murphy.]