Office of the Historian

641.5531/19: Telegram

The Ambassador to the Belgian Government in Exile (Biddle) to the Secretary of State

London, May 13, 1942—1 p.m.
[Received May 13—8:35 a.m.]

Belgian Series No. 8. My 3, April 30, 10 p.m. Vleeschauwer now plans to leave for Congo via United States on May 15. He feels he cannot longer postpone departure since this would dislocate his entire program.

Joseph Jennen, Economic Adviser to Colonial Ministry, however has been given full power to negotiate the United States-United Kingdom-Belgian Congo agreement.

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