851.01/10–2344: Telegram
The American Representative to the Provisional Government of the French Republic at Paris (Caffery)95 to the Secretary of State
[Received October 23—2:29 p.m.]
132. For the Secretary, Under Secretary, Dunn, and Matthews. At 5 p.m. local time (noon Washington) I and my British, Russian [Page 748] and Canadian colleagues called on Bidault and handed him our letters extending recognition to the French administration as Provisional Government France (we all made a few appropriate remarks. Bidault who was much moved replied in a dignified manner stressing the importance of getting on with the war and emphasizing the hope that France would increase her part therein). He added that the French Government recognized my colleagues and myself in our ambassadorial capacity; no further agreement was necessary he added.
- Jefferson Caffery was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador to France, November 25, 1944.↩