740.0011 Pacific War/734: Telegram
The Chargé in Haiti (Sparks) to the Secretary of State
Port-au-Prince, December 8, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received 12:09 p.m.]
[Received 12:09 p.m.]
241. President Lescot with the unanimous approval of the permanent Committee of National Assembly declared war on Japan.
A state of siege has been declared and warning has been served that any saboteur will be tried by court martial and executed.
Sparks