Cablegram 473 LONDON, 25 June 1940, 9.28 p.m.
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER MOST SECRET
Attitude to Petain Government in suspense pending development re alternative authority which more promising, Reynaud [1] and Campinchi [2] having declared intention of coming to England unless alternative Government set up in French colonial empire.
Gort [3] and Duff Cooper [4] left by air this morning to contact them at Perpignan and then proceed together to Morocco. This development may meet objection in paragraph 3 of 466. [5] Mittelhauser [6] in Syria has declared will take no orders from the Bordeaux Government and appears to have the support of troops.
BRUCE
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1 French Prime Minister until 16 June 1940.
2 French Minister of Marine until 16 June 1940.
3 Commander-in-Chief, British Field Force.
4 U.K. Minister of Information.
5 Document 432.
6 Commander-in-Chief of French forces in the Middle East.
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[FA: A3195, 1.4710]