740.0011 (E. W.)/11–742: Telegram
The Chief of Staff, War Department (Marshall), to the Consul General at Algiers (Cole)88
No. M–1. From Handy89 for Murphy. Five staff officers leaving London for Gibraltar by air for conference with Mast representatives as proposed in your number 670 October 14. Details regarding place of meeting given in your 682 October 16,90 have been relayed to Eisenhower. For security reasons any additional details should be relayed through here and Eisenhower to Gibraltar. Only alternative would appear to be by trusted courier direct from you to Gibraltar with verbal message only. Eisenhower extremely desirous that conference be limited if possible to 24 hours. Clark91 heads group of staff officers. [Handy.]