Prisoners In France

The British. Government desires that you make" it clearly known to General Dentz, in communicating [these conditions to him, that since ac-Jcording to some reports British off-jeers have been sent to France to be interned there, the British authorities find it necessary, until these prisoners are freed, to infern a sufficient numther of Vichy supporters in Syria, in order to provide for the that these British war prisoners are not freed but kept as prisoners in. France, The British Government also de~ sires that you explain that if General Dentz accepts the conditions contained the present memorandum as 0 basis for negotiations, and replies in this sense, the British authorities are prepared to cease hostilities and to meet the representatives of General Dentz without further delay,"—HHavas, Telemondial,

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