Telegram from Jefferson Caffery to Secretary of State George Marshall

INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH i-X Action-EUR DECLASSIFIED Info: E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Control 3929 s/s Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 EUR X By NLT He , NARS Date 6.30.75 Recid March 13, 1947 DC/R 2:39 p.m. LOG FROM: Paris Cambussalor coffery) TO: Secretary of State NO: 1111, March 13. 5 p.m. US URGENT FOR THE ACTING SECRETARY Although Paris newspapers are still unpublished because of the strike, the substance of the Prosident's address yesterday to the joint session of Congross, is known by a considerable part of the public and particularly by political leaders. The initial reaction of° the officials and political leaders whom I have soen today (Communists excepted) is one of tremendous enthusiasm. They believe that it is a real "body blow" to the Communists and will greatly strengthen all democratic elements and will cut the ground out from under the insidious Communist propaganda line that the United Statos intends to pull out of Europe and lot it stew in its own juices. Acting Foreign Minister Teitgen, who congratulated me most heartily on the speech this afternoon, was jubilant and said that the President's clear state- ment of American aims and objectivos would greatly aid all democratic elemonts in their struggle to establish a just and democratic world. He addod that unfortunately many Frenchmen haá been drifting for the past two years not being sure what to do sinco they did not know what the United States would finally do. 'These Fronchmen", he said "share wich you the same fundamental conceptions of liberty human dignity and justice and now that they know where you OTHER 1 INFORMATION COPY