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Secrete July 9th, 1940.
Dear Mr. President,
I enclose herein a copy of a
telegram containing a message for you
from the Prime Minister regarding the
appointment of the luke of v.indsor as
Governor of the Bahamas.       You will see
from this telegram that the ?rime 11 Dieter
was particularly anxious that you should
have advance information of this appointment.
Most unfortunately the telegram containing
the Prime Minister's lottor reached this
Kmbassy about midday in a corrupt form,
and it was necessary to ask the i-'oreign
Office for a repetition.     Before this
repetition was received   another telegram
was received from London stating that owing
to/
The Honourable
Franklin P. Roosevelt, PRIIM:MAB
President of the United (:tates of /.merica,
Washington, T>. C. f|Ml3EL>C

to an unfortunate leakage it had been
necessary to arrange for the appointment
to be announced this evening by the British
Broadcasting Company*
I am afraid therefore that
circumstances have made it impossible to
£ive you the advance notice desired.
Believe me,
Dear !ir. President,
Very sincerely yours,
(80U) LOTHXAH