740.62114/2–2847: Circular telegram
The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Officers 1
(Infotel) See infotels, Feb 6, 2 p. m., and Feb 10, 7 p. m.2 Caffery reports after discussions with French Internatl Committee Red Cross [Page 628] agreed participate in proposed plan by which German PW’s given choice of repatriation or remaining in France as voluntary workers. Internatl Committee issued statement that plan will be carried out under conditions complete freedom and PW’s will enjoy guarantees at least equivalent those provided by Geneva Convention. In discussions French reps stated their repatriation plan contemplates return PW’s at rate 31,000 a month with no distinction made between PW’s captured by French and those received from US.