781.003/9–544
The Chargé at Tangier (Childs) to the Secretary of State
No. 2324
Tangier, September 5,
1944.
[Received September 11.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of the Department’s instruction No. 246 of August 16, 1944,
commenting upon the note dated June 28, 1944, addressed by the
Legation to the French Resident General following the Department’s
instruction No. 166 of March 24, 1944, setting forth the conditions
under which wartime restrictions, which had been introduced into
French Morocco as a result of joint action of the American and
French authorities in North Africa, are recognized as applicable to
American ressortissants.
In pursuance of the Department’s directions the Legation, under date
of September 5, 1944, has addressed a further note to the French
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Resident General, a copy
of which is enclosed, specifying the particular wartime measures to
which reference was made in its note of June 28, 1944, above
mentioned.
Respectfully yours,
[Enclosure]
The American Chargé at Tangier (Childs) to the French Resident General in Morocco
(Puaux)
Tangier, September 5,
1944.
Mr. Resident General: In further
reference to the note which I had the honor to address to Your
Excellency under date of June 28, 1944, setting forth the
conditions under which my Government recognized as exceptionally
and temporarily applicable to American ressortissants, wartime restrictions which have been
introduced into French Morocco as a result of joint action by
the American and French authorities in North Africa, I now have
the honor to add that the measures to which reference was made,
as being in force at the date of that note, are specified as
concerning the following matters:
- 1.
- Exit visas required of American nationals on their
departure from the French Zone of Morocco;
- 2.
- Measures relative to the control of exchange and
currency;
- 3.
- The requisition of crops of olives and of wheat
(froment).
Please accept [etc.]
