Office of the Historian

Concern of the United States over Vichy collaboration with Axis Powers, especially with respect to campaign in Libya; severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vichy1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1941, vol. ii, pp. 89–206.

[132] The French Chief of State (Pétain) to President Roosevelt

Vichy, January 16, 1942.

740.0011 European War 1939/19747

[133] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, January 20, 1942—11 p.m.

740.0011 European War 1939/18731a: Telegram

[134] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, January 27, 1942—2 p.m.
[Received January 28—2:46 a.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/18979: Telegram

[135] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 6, 1942—9 a.m.
[Received 9:19 a.m.]

862.24/563: Telegram

[136] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 6, 1942—7 p.m.
[Received February 7—1:24 a.m.]

862.24/565: Telegram

[137] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 7, 1942—9 p.m.
[Received February 8—1:26 p.m.]

862.24/568: Telegram

[138] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 9, 1942—7 p.m.
[Received February 10—2:56 a.m.]

862.24/573: Telegram

[140] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, February 10, 1942—7 p.m.

862.24/575: Telegram

[141] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 16, 1942—4 p.m.
[Received February 17—12:10 a.m.]

862.24/587: Telegram

[142] The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State

Algiers, February 18, 1942—3 p.m.
[Received February 21—9 a.m.]

862.24/596: Telegram

[143] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, February 19, 1942—3 p.m.

862.24/587: Telegram

[145] President Roosevelt to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, [copy undated.]

Copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y. Copy of the original letter was furnished the Library by Admiral Leahy.

[146] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 21, 1942—6 p.m.
[Received 10:36 p.m.]

862.24/595: Telegram

[147] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, February 23, 1942—8 p.m.

862.24/596: Telegram

[148] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, February 25, 1942—10 a.m.
[Received 7:21 p.m.]

862.24/604: Telegram

[150] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, March 2, 1942—8 p.m.

862.24/604: Telegram

[151] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

Vichy, March 4, 1942.

740.0011 European War 1939/20710

[152] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, March 10, 1942—3 p.m.
[Received March 11—10:56 a.m.]

862.24/617: Telegram

[153] The Consul at Tunis (Doolittle) to the Secretary of State

Tunis, March 12, 1942—8 p.m.
[Received March 13—4:32 p.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/20299: Telegram

[154] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, March 14, 1942—4 p.m.
[Received March 15—12:55 p.m.]

862.24/621: Telegram

[155] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, March 14, 1942—5 p.m.
[Received March 15—12:27 p.m.]

862.24/622: Telegram

[156] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

Vichy, March 15, 1942.

740.0011 European War 1939/3–1542

[157] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, March 22, 1942—4 p.m.

862.24/632a: Telegram

[158] The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State

Algiers, March 23, 1942—5 p.m.
[Received 10:59 p.m.]

862.24/631: Telegram

[159] The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State

Algiers, March 24, 1942—11 a.m.
[Received 9:20 p.m.]

862.24/632: Telegram

[160] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, March 24, 1942—8 p.m.

862.24/631: Telegram

[161] The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, March 26, 1942—3 p.m.
[Received March 26—2:25 p.m.]

851.00/2699: Telegram