AS THIS TELEGRAM MUST BE CLOSELY PARAPHRASEDBE- LONDON FORE BEING COMMUNICATED TO ANYONE. (BR) Dated October 26, 1940 Rec'd 9:26 a.m. Secretary of State, Washington. TRIPLE PRIORITY. 3536, October 26, 2 pm Strictly Cofidential Following is extract from telegram recieved by the Foreign Office which informs me full tele- gram was cabled to Washington for communication to you through British Embassy. (Begin Gray) "The following comes from an absolutely sure source which must on no condition be compromised. German peace terms for France: For Italy: Department of Alpes Maritimes, half Algeria and Tunis. For Spain: Morocco. For Japan: Indochina For Germany: Alsace-Lorraine plus an internationalized zone from Switzerland to the sea. Naval and air bases in north France for the duration of hostilities. French REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED |