Reel 17429 - Page 0686

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Reel 17429 - Page 0686

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https://image-uab.canadiana.ca/iiif/2/69429%2Fc0df6k19w20k/full/max/0/default.jpg

Date

1941/1945

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Public Domain

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image/jpeg

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fra

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t17429_0686

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From: Washington
To: Vichy
Dated: March 4, 1942
Rec'd: March 9, 1942

Message No. 885-886.

The occupation of New Caledonia by American forces has given rise to the following newspaper comment:- the ... says " ... action has been imposed upon us by military necessity but it has also been a result of our policy. We wish to protect the integrity of the French empire wherever it is menaced. Our only aim is to maintain the independence of French territory everywhere". The article adds:- " ... ... that American troops will be sent to the other French islands in the Pacific which are necessary to our military strategy". The article by ... says:- "The Free French in London say that they are very ... for the left-handed recognition which has been granted to them in the Pacific, and in conclusion, ... to the de Gaullists ... ... . Because everything is not granted ... the Free French

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File No. D-784
Examination Unit
218-9
220-1
SECRET