Telegram from Rahn to the German Foreign Ministry, from the 14/12/1942
Date:
14.12.1942
Location:
שוויץ, תוניס, תוניסיה
Personnalités:
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jean-Pierre Esteva, Moncef Bey, Swiss President, Winston Churchill
Keyword:
Inner Organisation (France)
Organization:
Allied forces in Tunisia, French Residency, Swiss embassy in Tunis, Swiss Goverment, Tunisian Civilians
Nom du fonds d’archives:
political archive of the foreign ministry
Folder Number:
Rahn _Dec42_page 57
Description
Language: German
French Telegram from the Swiss embassy in Tunis to the Swiss Government relaying a message from General Esteva to be put forth to Roosevelt and Churchill, expressing the damage inflicted on the population of Tunis by Allied bombing. He – in the name of the Bey – therefore appeals to their humanitarian sensibility and requests an end to the targeting of the old city and Muslim living quarters, which aren´t involved in any militaristic activity. The Telegram closes with an appeal to have the message directly relayed by the Swiss president.
