Office of the Historian

840.48 Refugees/4711: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

London, October 28, 1943—4 p.m.
[Received October 28—4 p.m.]

7452. Pursuant to Embassy’s 7341, October 25, 4 p.m.,45 we have now received from the Foreign Office a letter dated October 26 which states as follows:

“We concur in the point of view put forward by the State Department and have asked Mr. Macmillan to give Mr. Murphy any support which may be necessary to ensure that the French conditions should be interpreted as liberally as possible. We added that in particular it seemed desirable that all suitable refugees should be allowed to take up some form of employment.

I understand from you that the French authorities have now consented to review the position, and I shall be interested to hear the result, so that the exodus from Spain can begin without any further delay.”

Winant
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