Office of the Historian

851.515/210a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Acting American Representative to the French Committee of National Liberation at Algiers (Chapin)22

Washington, June 11, 1944—7 p.m.

1840. For Murphy and Chapin. U. S. Departments concerned are shocked at recent French utterances on currency matters, particularly in light of talks which have taken place with Mendes-France and Monnet. Accordingly, great importance is attached to having Mendes-France go immediately to London in an effort to clarify the situation with the French representatives there.

War Department has arranged to make plane available to Mendes-France in Algiers. British will facilitate his entry into U. K.

Please advise Massigli in above sense.

Stettinius
  1. Text approved by Mr. McCloy of the War Department and Mr. White of the Treasury Department. Message approved in principle by Mr. Matthews, Deputy Director of the Office of European Affairs.↩