741.53/130a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )
Washington
, October 8,
1943—2 p.m.
6235. Department’s 6116, October 4, 2 p.m. Please inform the Prime Minister that the Department is now instructing its Chargé d’Affaires in Lisbon to make this communication to Dr. Salazar without awaiting his request.76
Hull
- The instruction to this effect was contained in telegram No. 1725, October 8, 2 p.m., to Lisbon (741.53/126a), but in a later message, telegram No. 745, October 9, the Chargé was directed to disregard telegram No. 1725 and to await further action pending instructions from the Department (741.53/130b).↩