740.0011 European War 1939/21373: Telegram
The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:38 a.m.]
283. For the Under Secretary from Murphy. Your 104, April 16, 4 p.m.32 The group described in my March 1433 now inform me that [Page 294] unless we are prepared to give them some indication of our intentions now they may be obliged to abandon the matter. They have returned to me the funds advanced by Coordinator of Information and state further that our long continued reticence is arousing suspicion regarding our motives on the part of the friendliest elements. We have done our best to encourage and hearten these people but I fear we cannot indefinitely hold them in a state of suspense. [Murphy.]