711.00111 Lic. Wolf, Rudolf/51/97: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 4—8:27 a.m.]
1249. Reference Embassy’s telegram No. 1174, August 8[18], 7 p.m. According to the press, on the night of August 29 there occurred an explosion followed by fire in one of the hangars at the Airdrome Toussus, Paris, in which some of these planes were being kept. The explosion was apparently caused by chemicals placed there with a [Page 599] time fuse. An investigation is still taking place. One plane was practically completely destroyed.
The press further reports that on September 2 three of these planes obtained permission from the Ministry of Air to leave the field and fly to Toulouse being piloted by French pilots. A news despatch from Toulouse this morning states that the planes have not yet arrived at Toulouse and no word has been heard of them, the general assumption being that they have flown to Spain. Despatch follows.73
- Not found in Department files.↩