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December 13, 1940.
Dear Mr. Butler:
I enclose In triplicate draft leases
covering the proposed United Otates bases in
Bermuda, Jamaica, /*nti^uaf ^t. Lucia,, and
Britinh Guiana.    It will be noted that no draft
leases are included for Trinidad and the Bahamas;
these matters will be aealt with later- Mr.
belles handed the Ambassador a draft lease for
the bases in Newfoundland some week3 ago.
You will understand that as stipulated
in these drafts, the final lease will Include an
exact description of the metes and bounds as
determined by actual survey; and each lease will
have attached to and made a part of it a map
showing, the exact areas covered by the lease.
In o£der to expedite matters, however, it seems
to me that it would be desirable for our Govern-
ments to proceed with a consideration of these
leases at the earliest practicable date- We
shall, therefore, be glad to receive the comments
of your Oovemnent on each of these drafts and to
discuss them with representatives of your Kmbassy.
Sincerely yours,
James Clement Dunn
Adviser on Political Relations
Enclosures:
Draft leases