Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III

851.01/3790: Telegram

The Acting American Representative to the French Committee of National Liberation at Algiers (Chapin) to the Secretary of State

Algiers, May 16, 1944—10 a.m.
[Received May 16—8:12 a.m.]

1581. Assembly in today’s debate continued from last Friday⁸¹ on foreign affairs unanimously passed resolution stating that henceforth French Committee on National Liberation will be known as Provisional Government of French Republic.⁸² Assembly had referred to FCNL as Provisional Government in past two sessions but present step formalizes action and will probably force FCNL to ratify this step.

Further details follow in full report on Assembly session.

Chapin

81. May 12.
82. The resolution was confirmed by the Committee on June 6, 1944.