| Description | United Kingdom (UK) plan to concentrate new trade in hands of UK Commercial Corporation and United States (US) Commercial Company. Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold's warning of French objections. Diplomatic and economic complexities (Johns's note of 18 Mar 1943, folio 44 and Howie's of 30 Mar 1943, folio 68). French attitude, 17 Apr 1943, folio 87; United States position, 15 May 1943, folio 100a. First shipments of phosphates to Spain and Portugal in July. General trading arrangements agreed by UK, US and France, 19 May folio 110c. First meeting of French North Africa Trade Committee in Madrid, 1 Jun 1943, with representatives of UK, US and France, folio 122b; further meeting 25 Jun 1943. First meeting of Franco-British-American Committee in Lisbon, 9 Jun 1943, folio 130c; further meetings, 23 Jun 1943, 29 Jun 1943. |