550.AD1/281b: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )
2643. Your 2826, April 22.33 Murphy has been authorized, on the understanding that a delegation is being named jointly by the High Command and the National Committee, to extend to the appropriate French authorities the formal invitation to the food conference quoted in the Department’s circular telegram of March 24, 9 p.m.34 and to assure the French authorities that the French representatives will participate in the conference with the same status as representatives of other countries. Admiral Stark may so inform the French National Committee.