Robert Daniel Murphy was an American diplomat Murphy had begun his diplomatic career in 1917 as a member of the American Legation in Bern, Switzerland. Among the several posts he held were Vice-Consul in Zurich and Munich, American Consul in Paris from 1930 to 1936, and chargé d’affaires to the Vichy government. In 1941, at President Roosevelt’s request, Murphy had investigated conditions in French North Africa in preparation for the Allied landings -- Operation Torch, … Wikipedia
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