851D.001/35: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 11—8:05 a.m.]
2548. The Foreign Office tells us that in accordance with the request contained in the Department’s telegram No. 2264, April 10, noon, instructions will immediately be sent to the Governor at Trinidad to return Bertaud to Africa by first available transportation. Foreign Office has asked us to say that it regrets it had no information from Lagos that Bertaud was being given transportation or it would have prevented his proceeding to Trinidad until we had been consulted. The Foreign Office also points out that there are only occasional British BOAC planes operating between Trinidad and Lagos and there may accordingly be a little delay before Bertaud can be sent back.