NDER SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
November 26, 1941
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My dear Lord Halifax:
I am transmitting herewith for your confidential
information a secret message which the President sent
to Mr. Churchill under date of November 25, as well
as a copy of a message which the Prime Minister sent
to the President on November 26.
Believe me
Yburs Very sincereL
Enclosures•
His Excellency
The Right Honorable
The Viscount Halifax,
British Ambassador.
SECRET
PARAPHRASE OP TELEGRAM SENT
TO:   The American Embassy, London
DATED:   November 25, 1941.
As my personal representative, I am asking Bill
3ullitt, my old friend, to visit Libya and the Kiddle
East (because the operations in that area are becoming
increasingly important) in order to render whatever
help to your problems of supply, et cetera, he can.
Around the first of next month he will depart on the
Clipper, traveling over the southern route. Please
let me know if in that area there is anyone from whom
my representative could obtain opinions for you. Also
please let me know if you know of any particular problem
to which he should give special attention.    If you
would be good enough to ask your authorities there,
both military and civilian, to see that my representa-
tive receives such information as they and you think
proper, I v/ould be grateful.   The progress of the
Libyan advance affords me much happiness, and it is
having excellent repercussions in the United States.
Through agreement on arbitration, as you know, the
coal miners are back at v/ork.    In the next week I hope
to settle the proposed railroad strike by mediation.