Telegram from Jefferson Caffery to Secrertary of State Edward Stettinius

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION ES-422 Paris This telegram must be close ly be- Dated May 23, 1945 fore being communicated to anjone Rec'd 10:57 p.me DEGLASSIFIED SEcrEtary of State E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 Washington By NITING NARS Date 7.25.75 2907, May 23, 9 p.m. "NATIONAL SERVICE* Herriot has just been in to SEE me, (my te le gram 2902 May 23) HE is physically well and in fine shape mentally. After recounting at SOME length his prison Experiences in GErmany he told me that when he arrived here he Expected to move at once into his old quarters in the Palais Bourbon but was told that for this reason and that he could not move into them. A sumptuous apartment had been reserved for him at the Ritz which he did not occupy. HE spoke a.t length about his firm belief in cooperation all along the line with US and the British and the necessity for France to have a security egreement with Russia HE was critical of DE Gaulle's policy of sending troops to the Levant and his policy in Northwest Italy; he said that this was not the moment for prestige politics; France had more urgent material needs. HE said that he told General DE Gaulle yesterday that he does not approve of his plans for calling a constitutional assembly. HE believes that