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State
conversation between
for' Foreign A f f a i r s
the
and
Daladier.
Copy of
telephone
French Embassy,
message
containing
to be published by
State
for
S.W.I.,
24th September,
1933
Foreign
from II. D a l a d i e r
the
text
of
of
Affairs).
to
a communique^
Havas.
(Circulated by d i r e c t i o n
Foreign Office,
2
E T.
a telephone
of
L
the Secretary
of
The F r e n c h A m b a s s a d o r
10.00 t h i s
evening
M. D a L a d i e r
full
solidarity
which he had
to
certain
I
that
a n d M. B o n n e t
with
demands
expressed.
I
I felt
at
Godesberg
in full
took the
early
agreement
opportunity
war.
attitude
resistance
with t h e
and
said
sentiments
of p a s s i n g
on t o
was
The F r e n c h
the
returning
and added
C h a m b e r l a i n w o u l d make o u r
that
and
unacceptable.
tomorrow morning,,
The Ambassador a a i d
prepared for
in the
the Prime Minister
a s s u r e d on t h a t
military
agreement
t h i s message
-clear t o t h e F u h r e r b e f o r e he l e f t .
some f u r t h e r
about
message.
and in h i s
which he c o n s i d e r e d
s u r e t h a t Mr.
could feel
full
the Prime M i n i s t e r
Ambassador t h e news t h a t
from G o d e s b e r g
felt
t h e Ambassdor f o r
we h e r e w e r e
t o me a t
t o g i v e me t h e f o l l o w i n g
adopted
thanked
telephoned
that
attitude
Government
point.
his
Government
measures with
were
talcing
a view to b e i n g
(Intd.)
more
H.
23rd September,
1958,
Telephone message sent at 7.45 p.m. F r i d a y ,
2 3 r d S e p t e m b e r , f r o m M. D a l a d i e r t o t h e F r e n c h
Embassy g i v i n g t h e t e x t of a communique
which would s h o r t l y be p u b l i s h e d by Havas.
Members
of
the Delegation
Socialist
P a r t y who w e n t
President
of t h e
informed
latest
this
Council have
the Delegation
happen i f
the
broken off,
the
Radical
afternoon
to
stated that
of r e c e n t
news t h a t h a d b e e n
Several
of
events
see
M.
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of
would
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the
Council
on t h e m e a s u r e s
If
the
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measures
France would t a k e
to
go t o h e r
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