Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The British Commonwealth, Western and Central Europe, Volume V

862R.014/9–2646: Telegram

The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

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Paris, September 26, 1946—noon.
[Received 9:18 p.m.]

4819. Department’s 5049, September 24.¹⁰ We explained to Chauvel¹¹ the U.S. attitude regarding proposed annexation Southwest Africa which Union has placed on UNO agenda. He replied that our proposal would have to be studied before he could give us an official reply but to him personally it appeared “very reasonable”.

Caffery

10. Not printed.
11. Jean Chauvel, Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.