862.33/234: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Leahy) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 26—11:20 a.m.]
303. A note prepared in the sense indicated in the Department’s 131, February 24, 8 p.m. was delivered to the Foreign Office today.
The substance of the second paragraph of the telegram under acknowledgment will be brought to the attention of Admiral whom I am seeing tomorrow.
As regards the matter referred to in the final paragraph of the Department’s 131, February 24, 8 p.m. the Embassy acting on instructions contained in the Department’s strictly confidential telegram 104, February 14, 4 p.m.67 addressed a note to the Foreign Office in this sense on February 16.
Rochat68 who was reminded of the matter yesterday promised us an early reply. Should the French Government not consent to our reopening the Consulate at Cayenne I will not fail to bring to Admiral Darlan’s attention Department’s observations outlined in the final paragraph above referred to.