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August 5th» 19W)
Dear Mr. President,
I enclose, as I promised, a note
sunrnaricing an appreciation of Bltier's provable
flltUfft strategy sent to the Prime Minister "by
*' General 3nuto.
I alco enclose a note of the proposals
-shJ^about landing Grounds and nav^l facilities in British
possessions off the MVt Coast of the united states
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which Mr, Churchill would agree to as one of the
elements in the possible deal about destroyers.
It is important that no public statement should be
made aboit this as His Ma^estr'a GoveT-'nment have
to make the necessary arrangements with tlie various
^Xloiiial Governments concerned.
Believe ne,
L:G Dear V.v. President,
Yours very 3incerely,
The Sight Honourable
Franklin I). Roosevelt,
President of the United States.