Foreign Relations of the United States × 1949 ×
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, General; the United Nations, Volume I, Part 2
ntine and Chilean activities in the Falkland Island Dependencies (a British definition for its Antarctic claims including the South Shetland Islands, the South Orkney Islands, and the Palmer Peninsula), the British Government was sending the cruiser Nigeria to join the sloop Snip…
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Director, Office of American Republic Affairs ( Woodward )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, General; the United Nations, Volume I, Part 2
iago in order that the Chilean Government might know that the Department of State has full respect for the Chilean Ambassador.) The Chilean Ambassador said that his Government felt the “armed threat” carried out by the British in sending the Cruiser Nigeria to the Antarctic islan…
The Ambassador in France ( Caffery ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, Western Europe, Volume III
sibly also the French, was felt to be ( c ): “British trusteeship for all of Libya, with two individual trusteeships for Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.” It was felt that the liberal policies followed by Great Britain in India, Burma, Ceylon and even in Nigeria, the Gold Coast and el…
Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs ( Henderson ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The British Commonwealth; Europe, Volume III
a direct threat to British control of the strategically important southern entrance to the Red Sea. It is known that the British Government is establishing bases in Kenya Colony and is considering plans for a central African life-line extending from Nigeria to Kenya. We understan…
Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Near East and Africa, Volume V
ther war, it would be necessary to supply a base in Kenya largely by sea around the Cape of Good Hope. The British Government, however, is giving consideration to plans for creating road, rail, air, and communication links across Central Africa from Nigeria, on the West Coast to…
Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Aviation Affairs ( Walstrom ) to the Chief of the Division ( Morgan )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, General; the United Nations, Volume I
ng Kong and Singapore will be served. It is also uncertain as to whether other points of interest to the British, such as Siam, will be served. There is a further question as to whether TWA can get into Ceylon. Also, do we intend to go into Accra or Lagos on the way to South Afri…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, General: Political and Economic Matters, Volume II
rrat, St. Christopher and Nevis, Virgin Islands; Malay States—( a ) Federated Malay States—Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, ( b ) Unfederated Malay States—Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Trengganu and Burnei; Malta; Mauritius; New Hebrides; Nigeria—( a ) Colony ( b ) pro…
The Acting Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Representatives in the American Republics
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The American Republics, Volume VII
Colonel Perón Col. Juan Domingo Perón, Director of the National Department of Labor. and other officers are reported in continuous conference at War Ministry. Colonel Velasco has assumed charge of capital police headquarters and a Lieutenant Colonel Lagos of Posts and Telegraphs.…
The Ambassador in Argentina ( Armour ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The American Republics, Volume VII
that the decision had been made by someone much “higher up”, that he had done everything possible to avoid signing the order, that he was very sorry it had happened but that there was nothing he could do. Mr. Buchanan then called on Lt. Col. Juan A. Lagos, the Director General of…
The Ambassador in Spain ( Hayes ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, General, Volume I
of Spain’s changing attitude which Portugal wanted to support. He said Salazar would like refugees to pass through Portugal without stopping any longer than absolutely necessary. It made no difference through what port they departed but he suggested Lagos would be most convenient…
The Consul General at Algiers ( Wiley ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, General, Volume I
is my No. 40, March 20, 3 p.m. to Madrid in reply to Madrid’s 626 to Department: “From Murphy. Your 32, March 15, midnight. Informed by High Command French refugee ship has left Gibraltar. French say March 31 is earliest date they can send vessel to Lagos to embark preferably min…
The Consul General at Algiers ( Wiley ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, General, Volume I
March 22—8:40 p.m.] The following telegram has been sent [to Madrid]: 41. March 20, midnight. From Murphy. My number 40, March 20, 3 p.m. The French Admiralty has agreed to send two French ships, the Gouverneur General Lepine and the Sidibrahim , to Lagos, Portugal to embark the…
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, Europe, Volume II
s made known that he does not wish representatives of the Fighting French to arrive in his territory at this time. In this connection we understand that M. Bertaud, the Fighting French nominee, plans to arrive in Trinidad by British air service from Lagos, Nigeria, and states tha…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, Europe, Volume II
French and United States authorities at Cayenne agreed thereto. Foreign Office added that there was of course no objection to the Governor receiving the Bertauds. In the light of the foregoing and the possibility that the Bertauds have not yet left Lagos, we have requested the Fo…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, Europe, Volume II
tment’s telegram No. 2264, April 10, noon, instructions will immediately be sent to the Governor at Trinidad to return Bertaud to Africa by first available transportation. Foreign Office has asked us to say that it regrets it had no information from Lagos that Bertaud was being g…
The Department of State to the British Embassy
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV
s on transport duty would be premature. Instead, the commanding general of the United States forces in Central Africa turned over a transport plane to the Royal Air Force to permit operation by the latter of a weekly air service between Bathurst and Lagos, with a stop at Roberts…
The Department of State to the British Embassy
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV
ly carrying military cargo or personnel but that they are largely interested in commercial passengers and freight. For example, on March 26, 1943 a BOAC plane landed at Roberts Field with twenty-three civilians and no military passengers. At Kano in Nigeria there are said to be 1…
The First Secretary of the British Embassy ( Wright ) to the Assistant Secretary of State ( Berle )
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV
freight. Such official passengers or freight are not, of course, necessarily military , and a civilian passenger may well be much more important than a given military passenger from the point of view of the war effort. Second Statement —“At Kano in Nigeria there are said to be 15…
The British Chargé ( Campbell ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV
ng boats operating on the West Coast of Africa are now available at Abidjan on the French Ivory Coast, and that the additional capacity now available to flying boats has enabled His Majesty’s Government to cancel the Ensign extension service between Lagos and Freetown, it is no l…
The Acting Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Officers
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1942, General; the British Commonwealth; the Far East, Volume
d, and Suez); Reykjavik; Monrovia; and to consular officers at Aden; Basra; Batavia (to repeat to Surabaya); Belfast; Calcutta (to repeat to Bombay, Karachi, and Madras); Capetown (to repeat to Port Elizabeth and Durban); Colombo; Funchal; Godthaab; Lagos; Las Palmas de Gran Cana…
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