Office of the Historian

740.0011 European War 1939/25296: Telegram

The Chargé in France (Tuck) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, November 8, 1942.
[Received November 8—6:35 a.m.]

1646. Your 685, November 7, 11 p.m. The unenciphered message, received 7:20 a.m. from the President was delivered by me to Marshal Pétain at 9:10 a.m. this morning.

I am cabling a translation of M. Pétain’s reply immediately.

Tuck