Post by Diarist on Mar 21, 2016 15:30:28 GMT 1
The French and British visitors arrived at 09:30 local time and were greeted by Lieutenant-General René Prioux. He was able to inform them of the impending surrender of Italian forces in Tripoli. After a working lunch the British delegation headed by Secretary Churchill boarded the light-cruiser HMS Phaeton and departed to the island fortress Malta.