Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXV, Number 39, 22 January 1941 — U.S. Bolsters Envoy Lineup In Crisis Area DEVELOPMENTS INDICATED IN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES [ARTICLE]

U.S. Bolsters Envoy Lineup In Crisis Area DEVELOPMENTS INDICATED IN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES

W A SIII NGT O K — The Uni-' ted Stutes is rustiing relnforeements' to diplomatic representatlon in the Mediterranean aren in the be i !ief that important polltical as wel! as nillitarv developments are ImI i>etunnj; there, arOt>rding to amh<»rit»tive sources. Admiral William O. T/enhj-, newlv sppo!nte<l AmMssatlor to tl\e Freneh govemroent Rt Vlchy, has «ēparted to take np d«tles. WiUiam Phillip?, American Atnbassador to Rome who has been in tl»is rountry several months recovering frem a severe !!sness, ,w!ll be back at his ©ld post sooti. Robert D. Marphy, Charge d'Affairs of the Amer3eap Embassr at Viehy, is on a H tour of inspectlon" of Ameriean eonsalar posts In French north and West Afrk-an eolonies. Offlolals here saM he had no jßls«ion t*soßd a "routine tour of insj>ectiiMi," of consular posts. t»ut it was noted thttt hfs lour will take hini through the area eOntrolled by CJen. Maiime Weygatul, who is commander-in-cliief of all French •med forees in the Freoeh coU>Dles in Africa, aod ls eonsidered tbe gre«t nuestloo mark of that eoaliD«lt, Viilt Dakar Murphy also la e*pected to vislt| i>akar, Freneh Equatoriat AMean port, whene Freneh forces loyal to ! the Vichy regln*e beat off an at- | taek by "Free Freneh" forees uuder 6en, Clmrles de Oaulle several i UKAtb» ago. j Murphy wUI relurti to Vicly- sooa [and will glve Admiral Lealw ftrst- | hand information of condltīons and i i sentlme9it in the French eolonles| t #®oa after Leahy tak« over his dlplouiaUe post omci«ls here hope ! that lvetweeti I,eah,v mā Murphv I tbev aiw» iua,v get $ome accur*tej tnfornMitlon thc Freuch whloh remains & lhreat t«t &rHt«h naval fotves lu the MedL-'

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