United States Government – Histoire des îles St Pierre et Miquelon

1941 : Anthony Eden to Viscount Halifax

juin 20, 2009janvier 8, 2017 Marc Albert Cormier 0 Commentaire Canadian Government, charles de gaulle, de gaulle, général de gaulle, pierre, United States Government

No: 7243
Dec. 25, 1941
TO: VISCOUNT HALIFAX
FROM: Mr. EDEN
MOST IMMEDIATE

Addressed to Washington telegram No. 7243 of December 25th, repeated to Ottawa No. 2256.

My telegram No. 7008.

Admiralty received a telegram from Admiral Muselier dated December 24th in which he stated that « in compliance with the order quite recently received from General de Gaulle and the request of the inhabitants » he had proceeded on the morning of December 24th to St. Pierre and rallied the people to Free France and the Allied Cause with an enthusiastic reception.

2. This was a complete surprise to us since …

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1941 : US President to UK Prime Minister

juin 20, 2009janvier 8, 2017 Marc Albert Cormier 0 Commentaire Admiral Muselier, charles de gaulle, de gaulle, général de gaulle, United States Government

THE PRESIDENT
PRIME MINISTER
ST. PIERRE MIQUELON

1. On December 16th we had a telegram from the Foreign Office in which, after setting out the prospects of successful action in the islands, they say: « We are therefore informing the Free French Headquarters that we see no objection to their undertaking this operation. »

In the same telegram they asked me to be sure that this action did not embarrass the United States Government and to give time for this said that they were asking de Gaulle to postpone the issue of orders for 36 hours.

2. The matter was put to …