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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
January 15.
My dear Mr. Ambassador: ' r ^-\^3(J
I acknowledge with great appreciation your
letter of December 27, 1939, conveying the thanks ^ (-l-f& ^1?
of His iiajesty's Government for the services which
Admiral Byrd and The United States Antarctic Service
rendered the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island.
I have been glad to transmit the contents of
your letter to Admiral Byrd by radio.
I am, my dear Lord Lothian,
ry sincerely your
His Excellency
The Right Honorable
The Marquess of Lothian, C.H.,
British Ambassador.