851.33/296: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)
161. You may inform Admiral Darlan, in response to his note of March 9 relative to the transfer of the Dunkerque to Toulon, that:
There was no question of leaving the note of April 8 unanswered since without establishing conditions it gave the assurances in regard to the Dunkerque which had been requested. It was at the same time itself a reply to a communication from this Government. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is fully aware of the reasons why it has not been possible to comply with the French Government’s request for sending supplies to the unoccupied zone. The United States Government had considered that the good faith of the French Government would have maintained the binding character of these assurances.