(Untitled), 06 Apr 1941
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/53-55
Scope and Contents
Telegram from President [Franklin Roosevelt] to "the Former Naval Person" [WSC] on the transfer of the "Dunkerque" from Oran [Algeria] to Toulon [France]; stating that [?Freeman] Matthews, Counsellor to the US Embassy [Vichy, France] met with Marshal [Philippe] Petain [Chief of French State] and Admiral [Jean] Darlan [Vice-Premier of Vichy France], receiving pledges that the ship would not fall into German hands.
Dates
- Creation: 06 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access
From the File:
Open
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Former / Other Reference
T 43
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk