Office of the Historian

810.20 Defense/379/17: Telegram

The Chargé in Haiti (Sparks) to the Secretary of State
Port-au-Prince, August 24, 1940—10 p.m. [a.m.?]
[Received 12:11 p.m.]

134. From Colonel Harris to Colonel Ridgway. Haitian Government authorizes army plane to photograph airfields, ports, and harbors. May arrive any time. Will be based at Port-au-Prince.78

Sparks
  1. Despatches No. 971, August 26, 1940, No. 972, August 27, 1940, and No. 973, August 27, 1940, report the successful conclusion of the army and navy staff talks with the Government of Haiti (810.20 Defense/3711/17, 3712/17. and 3713/17).↩