Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, General, Volume I

852.48/1528: Telegram

The Consul General at Algiers (Wiley) to the Secretary of State

Algiers, May 9, 1943—4 p.m.
[Received 7:29 p.m.]

834. From Murphy from Bernstein⁶² for Morgenthau.⁶³ Reference Madrid’s 1099, April 30 to Department.⁶¹ French request transfer additional $300,000 to Malaise at Madrid for expenses maintenance and evacuation to North Africa of French refugees in Spain. Approval of transfer is recommended as it is continuation of program for which transfer of funds was previously approved.

French also request transfer of $200,000 to Madrid for support of French schools in Spain which have rallied to Giraud and are opposing Vichy control. We have no additional information concerning the merits of this latter request.

To Department. Repeated to Madrid. [Bernstein. Murphy.]

Wiley

62. Presumably Edward M. Bernstein, Assistant Director of the Division of Monetary Research, Treasury Department.
63. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.
61. Not printed.