File No. 857.857/102
The Ambassador in France ( Sharp) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5.30 p.m.]
1948. Consul at La Rochelle reports Norwegian steamer Girda bound from Glasgow to La Palice, general cargo, sunk without warning by submarine By gunfire and bombs on 13th instant, about 12 miles from Chassiron Light, He d’Oléron. Two Americans on board, Bryson Georges and Lloyd Cain, one of whom slightly injured in foot; Consul states Americans departed for Marseilles be [Page 183] fore he was able to take depositions. I have telegraphed Consul General at Marseilles to endeavor to find these men and obtain depositions and have instructed Consul at [near?] La Palice to obtain, if possible, needed additional information.