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740.00111A Armed Merchantmen/1: Telegram

The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, September 17, 1939—3 p.m.
[Received September 17—10:24 a.m.]

2017. Ministry of Navy inquires of our Naval Attaché whether it is permissible for French merchant vessels which are armed for defensive purposes to enter American ports.

Bullitt