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    "ocrText": "%\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nKECORDS\nSERVICE\"\n4-\nof U.S. policy regarding Tunisia and Morneco. He recounted in detail his\nmeeting with Schusen and other Franch Cabinet members last May in Parts\nand be went over, point by point, his letter to M. Schumen which is being\ntelivered today. Ho would not kou, be prosumed, what the Franch resetion\nvould be until had arrivod here. He was convinced, hovever,\nthat if the Fronch would egme foreard with a vigorous and constuctive\nstatestent of their political and ecomonio accompisiments in Tumisia and\nMoracco and their plens for the futuro, we vould be able to support them\nand succeed in avorting the disastzous situstion which Nr. Lans, with good\nreason, hnd envisaged. He felt 1t most important in talking with France\nthat hes friends should urge such a ecurse of action. Nr. Xause ampreased\nfull agreement thet this soemed to be the only possible way to-mest the\npreblen and that the Secretery's view with zegard to discussing the mub-\natance of the matter, tather thmn the right of discussing it, yas the\nbest way to neet the isques. Ne he use moat grateful for and\nby this full statement of the U.S. policy.\n(Nestern New Guines. A seperate is being with\nreference to Lum's concerning Wastern Wew Guines)."
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