740.0011 European War 1939/9229: Telegram
The Chargé at Tangier (Childs) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:23 p.m.]
71. The British Consul General informs me that he has heard from an official source that 250 additional German members of the Armistice Commission are shortly arriving in French Morocco. He hears that they will be distributed with a view to obtaining a firm hold on the country.
[Page 275]The British Consul General has been informed the purpose of Weygand’s present visit to Morocco has been to concert with Noguès98 to prevent further infiltration. It is considered doubtful by my colleague whether they can. He believes the farthest they will go in their reaction against it will be to resign.
Repeated to Casablanca.
- Gen. Albert Noguès, Resident General in the French Zone of Morocco.↩