740.0011 European War 1939/11871: Telegram
The Consul at Leopoldville (Mallon) to the Secretary of State
Leopoldville, June 9,
1941—10 a.m.
[Received June 10—5:53 p.m.]
[Received June 10—5:53 p.m.]
Referring to my telegram of June 6, 4 p.m. The High Commissioner of Free French Africa has sent me a memorandum to the effect that the following with spare parts and ammunition is urgently needed for the defense of Free French Africa: 6 transport or ambulance twin engine airplanes Douglas or Lockheed type; 10 bombing planes of the type Glenn Martin; 60 Pom-Pom guns or similar antiaircraft guns of small caliber; 40 anti-tank guns of about 1-inch caliber.
Mallon