851R.01/12a
The Under Secretary of State (Welles) to the Chief of Staff, United
States Army (Marshall)
[Washington,] November 13, 1942.
My Dear General Marshall: The President
has asked me to bring to your personal attention the proposed
telegram which I am attaching herewith which, in accordance with his
desire, is to be sent to Mr. Murphy in Algiers.
Will you let me know if you see any objection to this proposed
message?
Believe me
Yours very sincerely,
[Annex]
Draft Telegram to the Consul General at
Algiers (Cole)
[Washington,] November 13,
1942.
For Murphy. The Department is conscious of the burden borne by
the Army and Navy in the conduct of the North African campaign
and that consequently information coming through as to civilian
matters has so far of necessity been limited. In this connection
it is needless to add the appreciation of the President and
Department of the part you have played. The civilian side of the
question, however, will emerge shortly and we are bringing to
your attention three points which you should have in mind with a
view to seeking remedial measures:
- 1.
- Any officials of the Vichy regime who may be retained
in Africa should not include those to whom well founded
objection might be taken.
- 2.
- You should make every effort that any elements whose
sole crime consists in having aided the cause of the
United Nations or of having violated a law whose purpose
was to impose restrictions on aid to the United Nations
should not remain in jail.
- 3.
- Those anti-Jewish measures which have been imposed as
a result of Vichy’s surrender to German pressure should
be lifted.
