Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, General; the British Commonwealth; the Far East, Volume I

740.00116 European War 1939/675: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )

Washington , December 16, 1942—8 p.m.

6372. Your 7067, December 14, 6 p.m. Opening sentence given Department by British Embassy read: “The attention of the Belgian, Czechoslovak, Greek, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norwegian, Polish, Soviet, United Kingdom, United States and Yugoslav Governments and of the French National Committee has been drawn et cetera”. The Department desires the insertion of the word “also” before the words “of the French National Committee”. The statement, with this addition, will be issued tomorrow at the agreed time.⁵³

Hull

53. For text issued December 17, 1942, see Department of State Bulletin, December 19, 1942, p. 1009.