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Mr. William Phillips, Personal Representative of President Roosevelt to India, to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV
ed after your arrival in India.” (123 P 54/534) and the letter from the President to the Viceroy The Marquess of Linlithgow. have arrived, I am arranging with all speed for my departure. The Pan American have promised me accommodation from Foynes to Lagos on the 23rd, and if all…
Memorandum by the British Chiefs of Staff
Foreign Relations of the United States, The Conferences at Washington, 1941–1942, and Casablanca, 1943
ing and capturing essential air bases. The main air bases which are or may be required, apart from the terminal points to the various routes, are:— Newfoundland Greenland Iceland Azores Bermuda Trinidad Belem Natal Freetown Ascension Island Takoradi Lagos Kano Ft. Lamy Khartoum M…
The Ambassador in France ( Leahy ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II
t the shortest line of attack would require the establishment of an overland supply line of 1,000 miles across desert from Dakar to Bamako (rail end), Mniamery [ Niamey? ] and Zinder to the Tchad, a large portion of which would be flanked by British Nigeria. The General said that…
The Consul at Leopoldville ( Mallon ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II
dcasts from New York that Vichy forces have established wireless station and bases at N’Guimi and Zinder, Niger Colony, and that German forces are now occupying Murzuch in Libya. He believes that an attempt may be made to cut the line of supply from Nigeria to Egypt through Fort…
The Minister in Egypt ( Kirk ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II
enter of a great battle and no longer offers the relative security necessary for military preparations on a vast scale and of long duration. Consequently central French Africa may be envisaged as a base for the deployment of American forces. British Nigeria, the Anglo-Egyptian Su…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, General, The Soviet Union, Volume I
y in recent years by having a standard tonnage it would not produce. Statistically the position is that with the quota at 130% for the period July through December the output of the member countries has been as follows: Netherlands East Indies 130%; Nigeria 125%; Malaya 115%; Bel…
The Consul at Leopoldville ( Mallon ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II
ica to the United States Government and that the information could be released. Story was cabled to Chicago Daily News and Quigley received telegram today from United Press requesting confirmation. At the same time General de Gaulle telegraphed from Lagos trying to stop the story…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, General, The Soviet Union, Volume I
he actual quantities involved were comparatively trifling.” (2) Since the Bolivians had not therefore accepted the Committee’s conclusion, Clauson Capt. Gerald L. M. Clauson, Assistant Under Secretary of State, British Colonial Office; member of the Nigerian delegation on the Int…
The Consul at Leopoldville ( Mallon ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, Europe, Volume II
Colonel to tour this headquarters’. I replied at once that I would report to the General on or about January 15 and I am informed that orders have been issued to place a plane and a staff officer at my disposal to visit Sierra Leone, Gold Coast and Nigeria during the period noted…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, General, The Soviet Union, Volume I
.) Clauson said that he would discuss this with the Treasury, but at the same time voiced it as his personal opinion that relinquishing some claim to Bolivian tin would cause no real embarrassment to the British smelter, since it could keep going on Nigerian and Congo tin ore. Wh…
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, General, The Soviet Union, Volume I
d at London on the 1st December, the question of the continuation of the present tin control agreement, which expires on the 31st December, 1941, was again considered. ( b ) The Governments of Bolivia, the Belgian Congo, the Netherlands East Indies, Nigeria and Malaya have accept…
The Minister in Liberia ( Walton ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Vol
9: Telegram The Minister in Liberia ( Walton ) to the Secretary of State Monrovia , April 30, 1941—10 a.m. [Received May 12:45 p.m.] 38. Firestone Plantations Company General Manager in second request for navicert for gasoline-kerosene shipment from Lagos, informed British repres…
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Liberia ( Walton )
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Vol
nment would of course be approached with a request for the necessary permission. Pan American Airways has been authorized to inaugurate a commercial service from Miami to Leopoldville via San Juan (Puerto Rico), Trinidad, Belem, Natal, Monrovia, and Lagos, and the current activit…
The Acting Secretary of State to the Vice Consul at Leopoldville ( Mallon )
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
740.0011 European War 1939/4755: Telegram The Acting Secretary of State to the Vice Consul at Leopoldville ( Mallon ) Washington , July 24, 1940—3 p.m. 1. Consulate at Lagos reports that according to captain of American steamship Zarembo 2 British warships entered Pointe Noire an…
Statement by the Federal Loan Administrator ( Jones ), Released July 1, 1940
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
oans to the Metals Reserve Company of $100,000,000 with which to buy and carry the tin and other metals. The tin producing countries parties to this agreement are: Belgian Congo; Bolivia; French Indo-China; The Malay States; Netherlands East Indies; Nigeria; and Thailand.
The Chargé in France ( Murphy ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
tish victory. In the latter case the British would certainly demand “much” of France—probably Madagascar and Dakar—and in the former case he believes Germany will take nothing but Alsace-Lorraine “which are lost anyway” and the Cameroons and British Nigeria. For the Germans, he s…
The Secretary of State to the Consul at Lagos ( Jester )
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
740.0011 European War 1939/4174a: Telegram The Secretary of State to the Consul at Lagos ( Jester ) The same telegram was sent on the same date to the Consul at Leopoldville. Washington , June 24, 1940—6 p.m. Department would appreciate receiving by telegraph any information you…
The Consul at Lagos ( Jester ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
740.0011 European War 1939/4175: Telegram The Consul at Lagos ( Jester ) to the Secretary of State Lagos , June 25, 1940—4 p.m. [Received 10:05 p.m.] Your June 24, 6 p.m. Situation in West Africa still obscure even to British officials in Nigeria. Communications difficult through…
The Consul at Lagos ( Jester ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
848L.00/28: Telegram The Consul at Lagos ( Jester ) to the Secretary of State Lagos via London , August 1, 1940—9 p.m. [Received August 4—9:40 a.m.] Following from the Governor of Nigeria. While en route recently from Brazzaville to Dakar to assume position of High Commissioner f…
The Consul at Leopoldville ( Mallon ) to the Secretary of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1940, General and Europe, Volume II
Governor General of French Equatorial Africa who is becoming increasingly anti-British. Military mission 27 members, 3 automobiles, 9 trucks, 3 motorcycles en route from England via Capetown, 4 officers arriving August 25. Civil liaison officer from Lagos already here. The Britis…
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