File No. 600.119/452

The Special Representative ( House) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

French and British Governments join in formal declaration that food supplies for Belgium and northern France constitute a priority emphasizing military requirements in program of food shipments to [Page 989] Europe in Allied shipments neutral tonnage. It strongly urged and regarded as very important that the United States should join in this declaration of policy. Conditions in occupied section of northern France are of especial internal and political importance to the Government of France.

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