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Future correspondence to US government regarding lease of bases should be directed through the State Department

Citation: Knox, William Franklin (1940) Future correspondence to US government regarding lease of bases should be directed through the State Department. No Publisher. (Unpublished)

US Naval Secretary discusses agreement between the British government and the government of Newfoundland on lease of bases for the US military, and to iterate that all future correspondence should on this matter should be directed through the State Department.

Additional Information: Creators: William Franklin Knox (Secretary of the US Navy); Recipients: Neville M. Butler (UK Embassy Chargé d'affaires to US); Writing format: Print;
Creators: Knox, William Franklin and
Subjects: Politics
History
Latin American Studies
Keywords: Formal letter, United of States of America, United Kingdom, Canada,
Divisions: Institute of Latin American Studies
Collections: Atlantic Archive: UK-US Relations in an Age of Global War 1939-1945
Dates:
  • 18 November 1940 (completed)
References: TNA Reference: FO 115/ 3422 - Bases (U.S. on British Islands) Part III; Project Record ID: A00001572; Related Record IDs: A00001545, A00001546, A00001548, A00001549, A00001554, A00001555, A00001556, A00001557, A00001559, A00001562, A00001563, A00001564, A00001565, A00001566, A00001567, A00001568, A00001569, A00001570, A00001571;

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