| Operation Flagpole | |
|---|---|
| Part of Operation Torch | |
| Operational scope | diplomatic, operational |
| Location | |
| Planned | October 16, 1942 |
| Planned by | AFHQ |
| Objective | secure cooperation of Vichy France officers in French North Africa |
| Outcome | successful |
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Operation Flagpole was part of the run-up to Operation Torch, the planned Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II. It involved arranging for and carrying out a top-secret high-level meeting between U.S. General Mark W. Clark, representing the Allies, and Général Charles E. Mast, the leader of a group of pro-Allied Vichy France officers in French North Africa, to secure their cooperation with the invasion.