PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S PROMISES REGARDING NORTH AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE

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CIA-RDP80B01676R004100140001-3
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December 12, 2016
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August 21, 2002
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July 20, 1955
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.Approved For Release 2002/09/04 : FI .l 180B01676R004100140001-3 20 July 1955 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Dulles President Roosevelt's Promises Regarding North African Independence 1. A search of CIA and State Department files made at your request reveals no firm evidence that President Roosevelt made any promises to help the French dependencies in North Africa gain their independence. Most of the legend on this subject centers about: (a) An after-dinner conversation between the President and Sultan Sidi Mohammed on 22 January 1943, and (b) A -letter written by the President to the Sultan on 4 February 1943 (copy attached). Mr. Robert Murphy of the State Department who attended the dinner, but did not overhear the conversation, is inclined to believe that the President made no firm promises to the Sultan. No one else beside the President and the Sultan is known to have participated in this conversation. 2. The letter from the President to the Sultan is a very friendly one, inviting the latter to visit the Roosevelts in Washington. The Sultan has never made the letter public. A copy of the letter was made available to CIA by the State Department, which had obtained it from the Hyde Park archives. 25X1 Attachments: 2 State Dept. review completed Approved For Release 2002/O f 4R A-RDP80BO1676R004100140001-3 JNCLA3SIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET Approved. F c(P led' ecMb'1?bVl6lfl'i?Y4 Mdb'gM'676R004100 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO INITIALS DATE ~y I bf 2 3 4 5 FROM DATE Exec. Asst. to the DCI SE/ekt 7/21/5 2 3 APPROVAL INFORMATION SIGNATURE ACTION [_] DIRECT REPLY I RETURN C~ COMMENT [I PREPARATION OF REPLY II DISPATCH I I CONCURRENCE i RECOMMENDATION I FILE Remarks: The Director noted this and said he might wish to take it up at an NSC meeting. Please follow up on this with him. JSE r-R,For Release gBq Q4&f;IA-RDP80B01 99 14 FORM 1 NOV 3 30-4 Previous editions may be used. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE