740.0011 European War 1939/12595: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 28—9:54 a.m.]
758. Department’s 507, June 24, 8 p.m., and Embassy’s telegram 756, June 27, 1 p.m. Rochat said this afternoon that he had telegraphed General Dentz concerning the suggestion of the Apostolic Delegate (of which the French Government had not learned from other sources) but that no reply has yet been received. He indicated that it was for this reason that Marshal Pétain had not been informed of the suggestion prior to this morning’s interview.
Rochat said there is “no real news” from Syria today. In reply to our question as to the accuracy of the reports of several trains of French troops and supplies already waiting in Bulgaria for authorization to pass through Turkey (telegram 757, June 27, 2 p.m.15) he [Page 753] said: “We are naturally trying to send reinforcements by every means that may be available. I cannot say that those troops are not in Bulgaria. It is quite possible”.
Repeated to Algeria and Beirut.
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