812.79600/9–1945
The Acting Secretary of State to the French Ambassador (Bonnet)
The Acting Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the Ambassador of the French Republic and has the honor to refer to previous correspondence concerning the security measures taken by the United States Navy on Clipperton Island.
The Acting Secretary of State takes pleasure in informing the Ambassador that, in view of the changed military situation in the Pacific, instructions are being issued by the Navy Department for the withdrawal of American naval personnel from Clipperton Island.36
Washington
, September
19, 1945.
- In a note of November 7, 1945, the Secretary of State informed the French Chargé that the Navy Department had reported that on November 1 it was informed that all personnel had been withdrawn from Clipperton.↩