740.0011 European War 1939/16685
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
[Washington,] November 10, 1941.
The French Ambassador called on the President at the former’s request and I was present on the invitation of President Roosevelt. The Ambassador complained again about the British action at Djibouti. He, of course, understands the grounds on which the British action was based, but he was careful not to mention that phase of the matter. Very little was said in reply to him in this regard.
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