November 2nd, 19U0 Dear Hr. Under Secretary, I duly received your letter of October 3Cth forwarding a message from the Navy Department regarding the proposed seaplane base in the Island of St. Lucia. I have telegraphed the substance of this message to the Foreign Office and will let you know as soon as I receive a reply from London• Believe me, Dear Mr. Under Secretary, Very sincerely yours, (SOD) N. I. BUTI.BR The Honourable Sumner Welles, Under Secretary of State of the United States, uashington, D. C. HiiB:KRHM:DH