Washington, Mar. 10.
Mr. Robert Murphy, Counsellor of the United States Embassy at Vichy. will return to the United States soon to report on the latest European situation, Mr. Cordell Hull announced at today's press conference.
Although Mr. Hull declined to elaborate further on Mr. Murphv's return, well-informed quarters here interpreted the move as reflecting the desire on the part of the Administra. tion to obtain first hand information on the following three points:—1. Whether Spain is likely to cooperate with the Axis in Morocco, Tangier and Gibraltar in an attempt to bottle up the Mediterranean; 2. Spain's present attitude toward Germany's demand for closer cooperation, and 3. The results of Mr. Murphy's recent survey of political, economic And military conditions fu Frances African possessions, especially the degree of the Vichy government's influence over Gen. Maxime Weygand, Commander of the French Forces in
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