(Untitled), 03 Jul 1942

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/77/54

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" regarding the French fleeet in Alexandria [Egypt]: states that French ships must be made to obey the orders of the British Naval Commander in Chief [ Admiral Henry Harwood] if and when he orders them through the Suez Canal; agrees that they will be offered protective custody of the United States on emerging from the Canal; confirms that action will not be taken until the land battle has been lost.

Dates

Creation: 03 Jul 1942

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