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FOR ADMIRALS LEAHY AND STARK FROM KI RK.
AS REtoRTED UWDIS 2718~1• SUBSTANCE OF URDI S 271,25• WAS SENT Ill WRITING TO GENERAL DE GAULLE YESTERDAY, WHEN I
CALLED AT 1.8d. AT HIS REQUEST AFTER HIS LUNCH WITH PRIME MINISTER HE~fiAD NOT YET SEEN UY LETTER, HE IROTE LATER
ACKIIOILEDGIMI RECEIPT OF THE IIIFORUATION TRANSUITTE» FROM IASHI~TOII COICERNING THE POSTPONEUENT OF HI S YI SII.
Ill AGREEING TO THIS BUOOESTION DE GAulLE WRITES AS FOLLOWS auoT~ ~ J!~ PU!8 ACTUELLEUENT QUE INCLINER DEY ANT LE SENT•
lEiiT fXPRiiE PAR LE PRESIDENT QUAiiT AU FAIT QUE DANS LEB CIRCGNSTAIICES MITUEU.ES EN AFRIQUE NORD FRANCAI8E IL EST
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PREFERABLE 0UE t.E PROJET DE UON VOYAGE AUX ETATS UNIS SOIT DIFRRE UNQUOTE. THE FOLLOIIIIG 18 A TRANSLATION QUOTE I CAN lilLY ACCEPT AT THIS UOIEIT THE FEELING EXPRESSED BY THE PRESIDENT THAT
Ill YIEI Of THE PRESENT SITUATION I II FRENCH NOftTtt AFRICA JI I PREFERABLE THA! UY PROPOSED VISIT TO THE u.s. SHOULD fE
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(HIOOII .UATCtlo FOR ADIIIRAL LEAHY FROU REAR ADIURAL KI RK,)
COITEITI YOUR 261625 IJELIYEm IN IRITIMO QEN£RAL DE
GAUUII HIADQl!ARTERI AT 1,, Tllll DATE.
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• OP!RATIONAL-PRIORITT
P'r0111 To
P'ro:tl Leahy to Stark
• Doce&bor ze, 1942.
In~ .. ot ucaettled cond1t1oa in North Alrioa cau1ed by
the ate aaalnatloa ot Admiral Darlan the Pretldeat dea1rea that the
Yieit or General de Gaulle to America be pottpone4. Aeknowltd&t
receipt .
Releaae-4 at Wh1 te Houae Xap Roo. 1215 IWT, 12- 26-42 ,
"· C. J.tott , Lleutenent. U.S. W. R.
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Atr1oa ea~od b7 t~o ••••••!natlon ot Admiral Derl~~
the PTaaldaoe desire• th&~ t~~ Yll!t or General de ca~le
to AmOr1ca be postponed. Acknowl~t• r•ctl~t.
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trauport plaao io utufaotorr. Inn oar &-4104 Doo.-.r M. Dono tlllto plaaa bun ..tUclnot nnatlq oopaoUr? (Froa IAaJar for Stark) . It ln rnquentad De Claolln be noorntlr aad prl•otnlr eotnrtained br Coloonl .Jaoq .. o Balan to rlorlda oatil data ll• c-• to .... i .. too for ooa•nroottoao nltb Prnoldnat . Ia pro.- arra-.-ato nUb Baloaa nUl bn uda froo Loadoa.
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THE UNDER SI!:CRETARY or STATE CJf WASHINGTON
December 22, 1942
K7 deal' Jlr, Preaidentt
I informed Monsieur T1xier , the representative
in Wuh1ngton of General do Gaulle , of the contents
ot your memorandum to me or December 16 in which you
intormad mo that you would bo able to see General
de Gaulle on either January 10 or the morning ot
January 11.
Monsieur T1x1er immediately cabled this massage
to General de Gaulle , I have today received a letter
trom Monsieur Tixier in which he informs me that he
baa heud from General de Gaulle and that the latter
"will arrive in Wuhington on January 9 entirely at
the a ervice of the Preaident• . Will you let me know
what time on January 10 you desire to receive Gen
er al de Gaulle so that arrangements may be made ac
cordingly.
Believe me
lly youra ,
'lbe President,
The 'lh1 te Boua •,
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Dec. 22, 1e1.2
froa: OPIIAV
To : COi:llAVIU
'l'ble tram A4:d..ral l.ea.hy to A4Ja.lre1 3t.ark: , Your
211226, 1ntora Oeneral de Caulle tha~ it wlll be
.oet. oonvenient ror him to arrive bare by Jenuary
aeventh ~• t.b8 President will bu able ~ 101 b1Q
on t-bo eighth or ni nt b.
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CONTENTS YOUR 2'f115•COMUUNICATED TO GENERAL DE QAULLE WHO FEELS THAT POSTPONEMENT OF CONV ERSATIONS IN WASHINGTON UNTIL JANUARY ACCORDIIIOL Y.
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• TH E WH ITE HOUSE
WASH INGTON
• llovember 2? 1 1942 ,
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~MORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT in re proposed visit of General De Gaulle:
The United States Chiefs or Starr Ar o of the opinion
that a visit or (;eneral De Oaulle at this time would present e. definite
hazard to United States t r oops in Horth Al'rica , and the success ot the
TORCH operation, we , therefore , strongly recommend that the President
have Oeneral De Gaulle informed appxooximately as f ollovts:
"To Adoiral Star k
Reference your 2?1213 ._d. 'J-'i' /Lf'(6
Adviso Ceneral Do Gaull e that ~It u iew of taa:=cri tlco.l -_..-s tuation in llorth Afr1 o tlnr11nited
Sta tes at this time a definite hazard to the United
States and would jeopar dize the success or
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IEFEREICE ADUIRAL LEAHY ~ESBAGE 252~35 GENERAL DE GAULLE IIFORMED ~E PERSONALLY OF HIS PLAN TO VISIT JASHINITON
AfTER IIY 241656 IA8 8EIT, GENERAL HAS REQUESTED THAT AR· IAIIOEIIENTB liE MAllE FOR TRAVEL FOR HIU8ELF AND FOUR ASSOCI·
ATEI TO PERMIT ARRIVAL IABHINCTON BEFORE DECE~BER 1~TH,
AIIAIIA»>R IINANT INFORIII liE DE OAULLEB VISIT WILL 8E
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IUOATD THAT PI£81DEIT AID A8811TANT 8ECRETARY OF STATE IILLII DPII£810 ll£8111£ OR IILLIIIOI£88 TO 8EE DE GAULLE
• IUFFICIENT IARIITM TO CDNiiTUTE IIYITATION.
IIIAIT HAl REQUESTED CEIBORSHIP 01 AIY AINOUICEMENT OF
AI IIYITATIOI, liE GAULLE IILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY COLON~ LOIIAAD, ,ORMEI ,REICH MILITARY ATTACHE IASHINCTON, BY
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TOIIY. CEIIUAL DE GAULLE II VISIT TO liE YEITEIUIAY EXTEII£D lfll
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IIIAIT .lOllED IE II PRfPAIING THII UE88AOE UJ) ASKS THAT
IT IE IHOII THE PllfSIDENT AND IOULD APPRECIATE MR. HULL'S
MillO IJ.
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IEFEREIM'E YOUR 2416&&•PREBIDEIIT HAl lOT REPEAT
lOT ISSUED IIVITATIOII TO VISIT AMERICA
PARA TIO. IIIlo IIIIAIIT HAS BEEN IIIFORIIED BY
TELEPtiOIIE AI TO IIETAILS OF THIS MATTER.
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8EE11 IIIVITED TO VIIIT IAIHIIICITOI BEFOlE DEOEMBEI il
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