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CHURCHILL TO ROOSEVELT
MARCH 1944
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'1'0 1 !he Pr .. i dent ot the United St ate&
Wuabel' 597 Piled 02/l026Z
h'i• IU.niat er to Preaident Jtooanelt. Pnaonal
and-· Here 1e a wg .. t ed 1 te• t or Jour dratt ot our 1101lthl,
ant1 U boat war atate•nt. J'l'oYided later 1nto1'1Mt1on about
a1Dkinga in J'ebruar7 1~-- do .. not oona1derabl7 1n01'eaae the
t igure ehOYil belOYI
J'ebruar7 1~- YU the beat IIOilt h a ince the United
St a t e• entered the war. ~e t ot al aiDkinga ot all Allied
&hipping in J'ebruar,. b7 ene.,- a ction onl7 n l'e l e .. than
one t 1tth ot the ainkinga in J'ebruar,. 1~3. and l eu than
one ninth ot t he ainki nga in J'ebruar,- 1~2.
'!'he t igurea in l!lrlt ieh notation are1
J'ebruar,. 1~. 70, 000 tonaJ
J'ebruar,. 1~3. 378,.-oo,
J'ebruar,. 1~2, 659, 500.
Ve h&Ye a YerJ 80od haul ot U boat &, too.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
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FRO~ The Pr1• lliDhter TO The Prea1 dent
SERIAL 597 DATE 2 lluoh l9U
nATR/TI!IE OR FilE lll'l!EER
02/10262
TOR HAP ROO!! 0Z/l220Z I VIA Ar'llt/ Code Rooa
SUBJECT February I:IOl'lthly Submuine Wartart State11u:mt.
ACTIO!/
To Prteident vi~ uaher~ 02/12tOZ,
Sta.te=ent prope.r.d by Navy Depe.rtmeTlt, dhpe.tch dictated by Capt ain Wood i n Kap Rooa, approved by Protidont in Doot or 'a otf ioeJ .naw•r teat to PM •• f4B4.
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ACT1911 rO!'PIMEih PIIF.Dt
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Allelibaaa:r London ~v !be l'!'eeident ot the 'Oni ted &ta t.. '2.. I rr.,_t, J II- •
11\uober 598 P1le4 02 /ll18Z
1'!'1 .. lliniateJO to l'!'ea14ent llooaenl t. Peraonal
and 110at aecret.
Your -~. I ban noW rece1Ye4 a re~t \..,. air ail tr001 the
Vi cero}' on the Yorlt1Ds ot tba Por t or calcutta and the
Bengal-Au~ lillea ot c.,_,1cat1on; !be Cb1eta ot &tart
ha're reperted to llle aa t oll on 1
Para 1 . Aa rasard.a the Port ot Calcutta , a ..., ot
unqueatio~ atan41ng add ab11it:r Yill ahortl :r be appointe« .
aa Port Dtrector to cOfttrol the 'Whole Yorld.ns ot the Port
and all the Apnciea therein. Be Yill ba're Yorld.ng under
h i a t.vo 4eput1ea, one ot 'Whoa Y111 be Allerican,
Para 2. Operational control ot the .. tre sause
u ct.ion ot the !lengal-Aaou Jlailn:r 11 bei ng t aken O're1' b;r I
the '0 .e. AriQ' llailn:r 'Oht to . llacb1Mr.,., 'Wh1ob Yill be
l1Nt.d Yitb that. aet up under the Port Director at calcutt a ,
i a be1ns ea t abl1ahe4 t or the alloca tion ot pr1or1t1ea and
the control ot ao're .. nt oYer all aect1ona ot the linea ot
co-.n1ca t1on. '!'be al.looation nt priori u .. Yill be 4et er
~n,r.at.l'rln ot all interea t o
·~tOIIAiDID DliCLAISfF!ltll b & Go.t. • I tate Dept t l 1 I'J ~U~I BJ a. a. Part. • • •• a-a9-7a
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Franklin D. Roosevelt library o1u2
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conce~ned , including tho.e ot the U,B. •~c•• · The allot
-.nt ot t~attio and the enersetic i~lementation ot tbi•
alloc•tion will be tbe ~•pou.ibilitJ ot picked oxecuti•••·
Pva 3. !be•• -uUH• h&Ye beon vo~lted out wi tb the
~•onal collab~ation ot tha Yice~o7 and baYe been -.reed
vith tho united Bt a t •• Autho~itie• in India, Ko ett~t
vill be •P~ed to satn the MXiiiiUa et'ticiencJ on the Bengal
Auam line• ot oo..un1oat1on Yhiob b tu.llJ ~oosnt.ed to
be vit al to ou~ joint ope~at1ona in !lura& and the U,B, A:raJ
A1~ •~o•• operatt.na 1n China.
I t~•t thi• will be •ati•t'aoto~ to 7011·
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RIC!ADZD UWCLASSTYI!n by Brll lah CoY\ .• s~~• Dept. \el., a-29- 72 B:r a. B. Puu • Da"f..AY 6 1972
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rRO!ar The Prime 111n1stor TO The President
SERIAL 598 DA~E 2 Morob 1944 OA~R/TIUB OR FilE l~O.!EER
02/lllSZ
TOR HAP ROOII 2~~2~21:. lvu Al:J~Ut Cade Booc --su~Jl!CT Workina or port or Calcutta and the Benael-~ssam
line or oomcun1oat1?n .
ACTIOY
Furthe r reply to pOTU:, #51.5 , 29 Jan 44.
To Pr esident via usher.
J cknowladegd in POTUti #489; no fUribar action.
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!'o1 !'lla Prea1clent or tho lhl1tecl ata t ..
599 J'Uecl1 3/l805S
Fr1 .. M1u1atar to Praa1dent laoaaYalt . EUC &S&ICS:
Poraonal azul
Iauter alllloUIIOaa tho Muaaa 1ll 117 ~atalJ
tollowilla . Can thh ba true'
RIGRADID UNC~881PIJD by 8rltiob Go•t., stnta Dept. tal., 8·29-72 s1 a. a. Faru Data MAY 6 19n
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FROM The Prime Minister TO The President
SERIAL 599 DATE 3 l.lqrcb 1944
llATR/TII$ OR FilE l~ltJBER n1/1 aosz
TOR 1W' ROOII O)/l926Z Army Code Room SU~JECT
Release to prase o f' Italian ship transfer .
ACTIO~
To President via Miss Tull y ,
The President ' s Joss 11486, informing the PM thut t he s t ory on transfer ot Itulian s h1 s to Russia had been released to t he press, was dispatched from Washington at 1636Z,' 3 Mo.r 44. Tho PM ' a f/599 e.nd #600 , requesting informat i on on the same s uDjeot, were received in the Map Room at 1926Z. The messages crossed in trlln&ition. Therefore, tbis message (PM 599) is anawered in POTU~ L86 •
.. (14s g identical to PO'l'US 486 sent to Stalin, J l<ar 44)
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Pro•• KA London t o1 fha Praai4ent ot the United atataa
l o. 600 7 ih41 3/1805%
Pri .. • 1D11tar to Prali 4ant l oolaYa1t. Par1ona1 an4
latarenoa 117 s.-.siatel7 preoa41na t a1avaa. 11aoh-1naton Pri 4a7 t'r- leuter. u .. ot reoeipt 1720 31'4 ..... h. •11 baa1n••
Pral i4ent l oolaYelt to4a7 announoa4 tbat It.lian
var1h1p1 era raa4J t o be aent to the Juooi&n la•7· Dioi UII
iono tor tranoterrin& r ou&)ll7 1/3 ot the I t a l1&1l Pleat to
lu11ia , the Praoi4ent oa14, vera about halt ooaplate4.
Praai4ant aoo1•••1t oa i4 that the u.a. an4 Britain
are alr1147 uoi na •-• Italian tonne&•· 'lt't'orto are now
beiD& u4e to 4atal'a1na h ov u n7 ot thaaa ohipo or their
aqu1Ya1ant oan be t\11'1la4 o.,.,. to the Juaai&n 11•7· .. rabal
Sta11D ba4 r a i 1ad the queotion thl'ouah hio Aabaala4or 1n
11aah1naton.
Pl'ali4ant looaaYa1t a t reo1ad tbat 10 1001 •• the var
1a1tad tha .Ul1a1 vll1 u1a aYel'Jthina anoat •aatn•t the
U.. var a.,..thill& 110ra pa-t voul4 ba.,. t o
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File Copy ~!~=====~:~ iiiGAAnD UI!CLASSI"Eil by Brt t iob • L ITII Oo•l. • Stau Dept. tol. • 8-29-?a
1 .. l7 a. a. Pulto Dal, ~r..'l b \972
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'I be deoided. .laked Ybether the ah1pa vould be 11anned b)'
Italiana, the Preaident replied that aoae ~)' and aoae .. )'
not. ~talian ahipa vbiob bad eaoaped to tba Balleario
Ialanda; he aaid, vere a Spanish probl ...
Preaident Rooaevalt azplained \bit ainoa Ital)'
aurr endarad to the U, S. , Britain and Ruaaia, 1 t vaa thouaht
adviaable to dietribute the Italian Pleat rouahll' on the
baaia ot 1{4 a~eh . He vould not aa)' bov auob tonnage vaa
involved.
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ftiCRAD!D UNCLASSIFIED by Brltlch Go•t •• State Dept . tol ., 3-29-?2 87 R. II. Puka Date
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FRO!£ The Prime lo!1n1s ter TO The President
SERIAl. 600 DATE 3 Mnrob 1944 nATY./TI!!E OR FILE Jii1JSE.£R 0)/1805
TOR lW' ROOII 01/l926Z I VIA .n.my Code Peon
Release to preoa or Italian ship tranarer.
ACTION
To President via !Uas Tully.
The Presidont •a =g i/486, i nforming tho PM thst the story on tranotor of I ttllian ship• to Rues in bad boen rolaased to t he pro sa , was di spat ched tr .. o Wasbingt " n at l6)6Z, 3 Mar 44 . The PM ' s h599 and #600, roquosting information on the same subject , were received in the Map Room at 1926Z. Tbe cessages cross ed in tranoltion. T-herefore, this moaeuge (Pl.\ 600) is opowored by POTUS 486.
(!.lsg identical to PO'rus 486 eent to S~in, ) Mar 441
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:'GRADED UNCLASSI!'!ED by Br it!ob \JP ovt. • State Dept . tol., S-29-?2 .
By R. ll. Paru lilaC. MAY 6 1972
TOI '1'lw PH1ic1ent Ot the 'O'nited Btateo
Ko. 601 ~,11ec11 041925 z
Priae Kinieter to Preoident RooaeTelt peroonal &Dd ._ ...... YoUl' nueer 4&.;. 'l'ba:Ak JOU T81'7 llllOh tor :JOUl' ao-
1Ul'&Jl081 about no obeepa eyeo at OUl' o1lt1elc1a at Iran &Dd
Iraq, Let ae Ho1prooate b7 g1\'1q you the tulleot auUl'&Jlae
that we han no thousJlt ot tr;Jing to hom in upon 70ur
intereoto or property in S&ud1 Al'ab1a. K7 polition on thia,
&I in all .. tter•, 11 that Great Britain teeko no ad\'&Jltage,
territorial or otloe...,1oe, u the ret~t ot the Y&l'· On the
other hand the will not be depr1Yid ot ...,..thing Vhioh rightly
helonaa to her atter ha\'1q giyen her bett ter\'1eet to the
good oauae-at leut not to loaa at your hu.ble ter...ant 11 en
trusted Yith the oonduot ot her attairt. I vill bring the
aatter betore the Cabinet on Konda7 &Dd hope to telegraph :JOU
~iatelT thereafter.
About the India Ooean 11tuat1on. I hope the enea;r
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tleet will 1ta:r at TOU tine
opportUJlitin in the •in Paait1a theatl'l. Tba!lk TOU Yer:r
auab tor the a&l'r1er. I 1ball be leDtU..ns :rou a 11all&l lhOl't,
l:r on the v1der a1peat1 ot OUl' joint aation aa&1Dit Japan.
About TJ ,J, &114 the Poln. I aa va1t1Da ta reaehe
the att1a1al &DIVer ot the SoY1et Goyernaent before atte~p
, iDS ta ll&ke JP ~ tiD4 whether thel'l 11 &DTthiDa el11 ve aan
do.
About the Itali an 1bips et aetera. I va1 auab atal't
led bT the pl'lae aaaOUJltl ot TOUl' talk vith thea. !!'he lluaaiana
ba'fe Dl'fer a1lced tor one-th11'4 ot the Italian abipl, But ODl:r
tor the lpea1t1a Ye1ael1 aentionad at Xoaaov &114 agreed to by ,41<-(, QJ::-
UI at Teheran. See U.t 'tlhiah tollove ( ..,..ban nenr agreed,
aa you lalow, to &DTthiDa be TODd thil. Ve 1b&ll nov eee vb&t
the Italian l'Oaat10D will be &D4 'Whether the Ca.l>iDid Cbiete
at the Start Yll'l r18ht 1D their apP!'IhiDiiODI let t'ortb 1D
J.S.M. 1372 dahd 28th-l2-li3. Pl'oa :yOUl' 483 I inter that ve
&l'e to 10 on vith the pol1a:r ot loe"'"l TJ.J. 1oae Br1t11~ &114
Aaerioan lhiPI till Ye O&D set the Itali&Da I • I thel'OtOl'e
•usae•t the tollov1Da j a1Dt •nasa to TJ,J. tl'oa TOU &D4 aea
Beg1D1.
Altbauah the Priae M1D11ter 1Ditl'Uate4 Allbulador
Clark 1*1'1' to tell TOU that the da1tro:rer1 va 11'1 leD41Da :rou
vere old , tb11 n1 ODl:r tor the lab ot ab1olute tl'anla1aaa. ID ' .
taat thl:r 11'1 good, lll"fiaeable 1hip1, quite att1a1ent tor
e1aort dutr. !hll'l 11'1 aal7 7 tlaat da1trorer1 1D the vhole
UGRADED U!iCL/~SStFltD l:y Erftiob Govt., Stuto Dept . t ol . , ~-~G-12 81 R. H. Parkl Dat.
MAY 6 197?
0 111
Italian KayY, the reat tOl'J)edO
boats. Moreonr thue Italian deatro,..ro, Vhen n do get
the•,' are abaolut~lr untitted tor vork 1n the Korth without
nrr lell!thr reti t. '1'heretore ve thought the 6 Yhioh the
Bri tiah GonrnMnt han tound would be an earlier and aore
convenient to.- ot help to you. ~ The Prt.e Minieter re~eto
that he oannot opere any nev deatrorere at the preaent tt.e.
He loat 2 la~t veek, one 1n the Rueaian oonvo,-; and tor the
land1118 a t OVlmLORD alone he haa to deploy, tor oloae 1nahore
vork aga1nat the batteriee, no tever than -2 deatro,..ra, a
large proportion ot Yhioh IIBY be eunk. Rver,- eingle veeael
that he baa ot th1a olau ia being uaed to the ut110ot preuure
1n tho oo.aon oauae. The aove .. nt ot the Jap&neae tleet to
Singapore oreatea a nev a:tuat1on tor ua both 1n the Indian
Ooean. '1'he ti&hting 1n the .&naio bridaehe&d and gener&llr
throughout the Mediterranean is at ita height. The vaot troop
conoya are oroaaing the Atlantic vith the t1n1ted States 1oJ:w7
ot Liberation. '1'he Ruea1an oonvora are beiDa run up to the
laat .tnute betore OVIRLORD vith verr heaYT deatrorer eeoorta.
!l'inell:r there ia ov:BRLORD i teelt. The Pralident.'o poe1t1on
1o a1•il&rl;r etrained, but 1n thie oau •1nlT beoauae ot the
~at aoale and aotiv1tr ot the operat1taa 1n the Paoitio;,p Our
joint 1ntent1au to deliver to ,.ou the Italian ohipo a~ed
upon at Moaocnr and 'l'ehel'&D re•1n un<ered, and ve ah&ll put
the poaition torally to the Italian GovernMnt at tbe tt.e
Yhen i t 11 broadened and the nev .tniatel'll take oftr tbe1.r
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, reapaa.ibilitiea. 'r heN ia no quast1on or our r ight to
d1apoee or tho Ital1an IJayY, but onl7 or exerc111118 that
r~t Yith the least harll to our c~ intoNate. l'lean
wb1lo, sll our apeo1t1ed ships are beinS prepared tor deli?ery
to 7ou 01\ loan aa alreed7 agreed. 81pedt Rooeonlt.
Churobill. Meaaas• to Stalin ende.
I auet aend 70U 117 'ftl'llelt OOI18J'&tulat1ons on the
&rand fighting ot 70ur troopa, particularly the UDited Statea
'l'hil'd DiYiUon in the Ana1o bridgeheed. I aa always deeply
.,nd to th1nlc ot our •n t1sht1ng aide by aide in 10 ~
t1eroe batt lea and ot tho 1nep1ring addit1ona to our h18tO~
11!:l1oh thea• t&IIOUe epiaOdn rlll alee. ot oouree I han been
nry auioue about the bridgehead where ve han ao 1.1tt.lo
around to Sift. 7be •teJr:ee &1'8 Tery high Cll1 both aidee nov
and the auaponae 1e lcmg-drewn. I reel aure ve ahall vin
both here end at O&ee1no.
Wo cert aW:r do b&ve plent:r to von:r ua nov that our
l'tlapeotin de110orao1ea t•al eo aura tha vhole war 1e ae goOd
•• won .
Ja:CRAD!ll UNOLASS!Frtn by Pr< tioh Govt., Stuto Dept . t ol ., t.,.~ ,1
By R. H. Parkl Da\o i~U~ l I• ~>l.C.
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SERIAL 601 4 !..arch 1944 OA'l'R/Tll!E OR PILE ml!lllER 041925Z
TOR LlAF ROOJ.I 0422J5Z I VIA Army Code Room
SU~JECT Oilt'1e1ds Polish- Russian
at Iran and Ira~ ; Indian oooen situntion; relations ; TrWlst'er o f Italian ships.
ACTIO!I
To President via usher . Answers PREti N485 , J Lrar 41. .
Answe1: pr epar-d by "dmi r e.l Brown; app roved by President 7 Mar 44 ; s~nt to PJo as rj489. 7 Nnrch 44 •
• See massage from Vlins nt, 6' hlar 44 , conte.inln~t mea-
f rom Prlme'Mi nister . .
CORIES '1'0· 'lATE < BY D!Rt)CTIOII OFt <;:>py ot joint PQTIJ.,_p._ JZOsdagl to ... 1'AulN fihu in PJ lV.o- .o'ftu.lN Cl 1.-
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PrOilt IIA LoDdon Port The Preo14oat ot the UD1te4 atateo
J\llllller 602 Piled ~1925Z
Prt.e MiA1ot or to Preo14eat aoooeTelt. · PeroOD&l
Juaer 601. J.-er 602.
II)' s d1atel:r preoe41AC tel epoaa. !'he .lc2a1ralt:r
ot&t e that """ thUd ot the It&l1aa ohipo 1D our pouou101l
voul4 ..ouat to t
1. 7 battleoh1po 2 6 iDeh GrUi iiPI 0,7 5.3 iDeh OruiiiPI 3·3 411tro:rer• 7.7 torpedo bo.to 6.7 OOJ'ftttll 7 •3 IUbM.l'iDII
'llhlroao Yh&t tho lllllli&DI aok tor &D4 Yh&t tho
Br1t 11h apooe4 to ... t
l . , -t::PV 1.{. 1' l l:. uopy
1 b&ttloohip 1 oru.ilor 8 4eat~r• - l~iDII , 0 ,000 tOill ot •roh&at •hiPPtaa•
Jo 81&
~' '.., •I E~ r U IIII.\Di!) UJ:Ct.ASSIFin ~7 Brltl c~ I Oovl . • s.,.,. Dopt. tel., S-2~-?a "n I II . B7 R. H. Parka • Da,. l I MAY 6 1S72.
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}1!011 Tbu Prima lolini star TO Tbo President
SERIAL 602 DATE 4 16arch 191.4 o~.TJ>/Tli!E
Ol.l925Z -OR FILE l~l!lllBR
T!lR MAP ROQ401.22)5Z I VIA Armz Code Room
SUllJECT Transfer of Ital1aa ablpe to Russia; press Nllease .
ACTIO~ (Further t o Pw h60l . )
To President via usher.
Anawer pr'lpared by Admiral Brown; approved by Preaid.ent 7 Mer 44; sAnt s;o PM as ft489 . 7 March /.4 .
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lu.be:l' 603 J'iled 0\22\ SZ
P:l't.e X1D1ater to Pzoe1ident. Per1oaal &D4 .o1t
uoret, J ullbu 6o3.
I hen ju1t reoeiftd the tollow1Dg tl'OOI XOUDtb&tten
wbioh I roJ"WU'd t o 70u lmOYia& the int ereet 70U t&lce in
the1e parte.
"At one t 1•, I bed .•nP'I hope enn attezo the '"~ ... ,.,I.., !(.d.)
oencellation ot '7lOSfiOI:' that adnAoa in Aralran vould be
preaeed to t he lOUth ot Ma7U PalliDeul&:l' in tiM to g1Ya a
1pozot1Dg obanoa ot talt1D& AlQ'ab , Jap&ule OOUDter ottenai n
baa '--POled a v i tal three neb dela7 whioh I tl&:l' will pre
nnt ue traa reaohia& the aoath ot .. TU Penineul&:l' in tiM
to oonr the paaaace ot l&D41Dg oratt roun4 J'oul Point into.
r1nr betore anal aoD41t1oaa 'lbioh beo- re.p1dl7 vorae
troa now en. pzoenn.t it. V1Apte 1 1 ope.rationa are prooeed1Dg
to pleD a1 rollower
• .l. 16 Bzo1p4e baa ozooued the lJpper Ch1114vin
about 30 111111 aouthftat ot faro &D4 rtll operate
aaaillat oo..un1oat1ooa or 18 aD4 31 D1v1a1ooa.
UIIIIA»JD UliOLASSIPIIO l>T Brl tlo'h Oo• t . P' · · t ,.. , ; : , t al, , s .. ;..., .. ;o"
BT R. II . ' "'''" ou~AY 6 1972
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"B. 77 Brigade due to be tlcnm into Olck7~
:'tlalle7 between ll&roh 6 aD4 Karoh 9 to operate
apinat o-ioatian ot 18 D1'11a1on.
•c. lll Bripd.e due to be .tlcnm into , ...
air atr1p aa 77 Brigade between llazooh 10 aD4 Jlal'oh
13 to operate 1n area lflllltho Jtatha qainat o-.1-
oatione or 15 D1Y1a1on.•
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TOR V..IP ROOll 050l)OZ
SU~JBCT
TO The President
DATE 4 Mnr 44
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BUr~ operat1ona. qu>t es letter from Nountbetten .
ACTION To President via usbor .
Acknowledsod i n POTUS f489 . 7 Mar 44j no further action .
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aDd ...... ?. lllllb17 604 .
l, I haYI DOW Noe1Yed !ltalin11 repl;r about
Pol&Dd Yh1oh I 11DA in 1Q' ~1atel:r rollow1J18, r rind
1t ..,.t d1eoeu7ql.q. I will ••114 .:rou a oop;r or IQ' ananr .. ao eoon u it hu b11A app7ond bt.' the Cabinet . . .
2 , 'l'hiM 11 DOW 110 MaiOD• in 1Q' Opinion ~ ,the
Pol11h h i • ain11ter ehould not rte1t the 'DIUtad Statu
ao :rou inYitad hia to do. It .,. at an:r Mte ..n the
Rule1llll ..,M o&Mtul 1r the:r 111 that Pol&Dd 11 not •
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SU~JBCf Forwards Stalin' a raply on Ruuiao-Poliah relations,
ACTIO~ To President via Wlher. (See also 605)
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aD4 1101t .. oret. llllliber 605.
Pollowl.na 11 Stalin 1 1 repl7 ret erred to 1l> 117
nllllber 6011,
"I received both 70ur .. •••a•• or the 20tb Pab·
ruary on the Pol1ah quaet10D troa &ir A. Clark Eerr on
the 27th Pebru&l'7•
"I haYI atu41ed the detailed IOOOUDt ot JOU1' CGft" • •eraat10Do vtth the .. ~r• ot the laigre Polish GOYOZODaent
aD4 han c- acre aD4 1101'1 to tha oODolua10D t hat aucoh
people are Dot O&l'&bla ot eetabl1ah1.fta 110J'M.l relatiOill
with the USSR. Suttioe it to point to the tact that not
Oftl7 dO th17 DOt Yi lh to l'ICC8ftiBC th~ OuriOft Line but
the7 1t1ll la7 ola1a to INOY aa vaU I I VUJI&o AI roprda
deaiSDI to place uD4ar toratp catrol tbl ad••n• atration
or certain Soviet tarritor1ea, we CO&DDot accept tor 41aoua•
11011 auch aep11'&t10118 aince we ocaa14ar ann tbl Ye1'7 ra111.fta
ot a quaat1011 or auch a k1ad. 1.D.ault1.fta tor the SO'rlat 11111ca.
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"I han alre&d7 Vl'itte.n to the Preaide.nt t hat the
aolutio.n ot the queatio.n or 5oy1et-Pol1eh rel&tiODa baa _.)
.not ret .. tured.
"It 1a .neoeaaarr onoe .are to attira the juatDeae
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Answers P~TU~ L84, Att • r eonsultotion with t he Proaident , A~irel Brown drett reply; sent to P~ as itW..
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•••and pereonal. 11\lllber 607.
Your n\lllber 487.
Ve a~ee about thie being in General V1leon'a
aphere, But I think that the 111111011 ehould in the
tirot plaoe be reoaived bT repreoentat1vee ot the tn:ee
Alliee and a ailitarT repreeentative ot General Vileon ' -----and the t1ret oontaote eotabliehld tbrou;h di ploaatio --.....
oh&nnele; General Wilton would, ot oouree, be kept in-
ror..d and would be reopnnoible to the Ca.bined Obieta
or Statr it and when it o ... to diotating arllietioe
teraa. llo doubt you will inltruot :rour r1Pr.t!lntat1Ye ·
to keep in touoh with Mr. MacMillan Ybo will aot tor ua.
I think it 110et ia;portant, howner, that :rou and I ahould
watoh thia trOll 4&7 to 4&7 and settle on tba h1gheot lnel~ ,
ot oouroe in oonjunot1on v1th U,J,
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The President baa directed tbat tbe attaobed paraphrased copy ot meaeas e No, 607 f rom tbe Prime M1n1ater be f urn1ehed to tbe Department ot St ate ror preparation or reply ~rtor consultation with tho Joint Chiefs or Starr .
In vrder that you may be fully 1ntormo4, a paraphrased copy ot tbe Pres14ent 1e gesaage No. 487 to tbe Pri:e 111n1s t er i s also rurn1abo4,
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•••li'iil'iiiM- 1UD11ter to Pru1dent Jloounlt pei'IODal 8lld ,. About the Italian 1h1PI.
1. I ban nenr •11'"4 nor ban 70U enr allked ..
to aa:re• to • 41Ylalon ot the Italian neet 1Zlto 3 1bare1.
It th11 cll1• nre to be baled on the raot that n 3 Ponra
11SM4 the I tal1&D Al'll11tioe t optlMI', \'bat about all the
Otbel' POYII'I tbet ro"8ht ItalJ' Oreaoe tor 1Zllt&DOI YOuld
ban Ill in'lhtable o.l.a1Jt. It ,... not untU arter the C.il'o
ocarerenoe that I beard JO~ had .. ntloae4 abOut tiM l/3 tor
Jluu1a. Anrell ,... honYel' able to auure JOU that noth1Zl&
or the IOI't had ben laid to \M l!ullillll • See JOUI' nllllibel'
' 37. You are tbererore quite uae~tt.d 1e tar aa tbeJ are
OOAOerae4 •
2. B11 X&JeltJ 11 Oonl'llllellt vould not be able to
IICI'II to a dlY1dCil ot the Italilll n11t 'bJ l/3 01' a pro rata
41Y111CIIl -- 11p&tol'i11 tO tM .u.i1t101, VI hOld TII'J
lt1'0118l1 that louu at&Uid 1Zl the Italian ftl' -.t be
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1~0 onward~ until Br1t1ah and Aaer1oan troopa eDtePid
'!'IIDJ.a1a aa the Plalllt ot •oroJtCH". Our la'f&l lo .. ea alone
ban b .. D TIJ'7 hi&T7 111deed. ror il>at...oe. troa Italy'•
deolarat1CIIl ot var until haP unooa41t1011&1 aUPrendar, the
Jto,..l 1&1'7 loat 1D the lle41terr&DO&D the tollov1Jtc -Jor
varah1pll
1 B&tt1eoh1.p 2 A1rorstt Carriero 1 IICDitor
1- OI'Uioero 48 DeotrC)Jera 13 laoorto
3 l'< JliJ»la,..ra 2 Depot Shlpa -0 llubii&J'il>U
and the tollovi.D& ~~eroballt ah1PP1D&• 129 nuda ot
78o ,ooo pou t CIIlD&p. Ve outa1l>17 !eel tba t ve are an·
titled to ban our olailla tor replaoeMJltl dlll7 ooalidered
b7 our oloaeat All7.
3 · Here I -•t MJlt1on that ezoepti.JI& 0Jl17 V~
n ban auapel1de4 our whole battleabip prop- 1JtolU41Jtc
the tour 16-il>oh battleahipa authoriaed b7 Parl1 ... Dt enD
baton the var beJ&D 1Jt ol'der to o011oentrata upoo ehort•tara
n.r uoeu1t1ea treel7 eapel1de4 1D the o- oauae. Ve ban
borne the whole bul'den ot varobip louea 1Jt the RUIIi&D OOII·
TO,.. 1 tO viti
2 OPU1aera 5 Deatro,..Pa 3 llil>eaveer.•• 1 Pleet 01. er.
-. 1IP to the PN .. at I ban beOil oCIIlt...t to lean
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thaae .attero tor adjuat .. at at ot the war Yhea H11
Xajaatr'a OoYei'I!Mat would oartailll7 han Mpruaatad that
the7 vel'& j uatlr aat1tl~ t o the 2 oun1dq L1ttor1oa oa
aoo01mt ot their haa'fJ battlnh1p loaaaa. I do aot Y'l ah to
Pl'&Judp th11 quaat101l at t ha Pl'&a&llt u... Va omat IIDYenr
bear ill llilld that about 100 Italiaa Varahipa haTe 'baaa &ad
'liP to tha Pl'&a&J>t -at &l'& at111 doiq ull&tul &ad ilq>ortaat
vorl< tor both .,..... oouatr1n. I thaP&tOM auaaat that all
further 41aouaa1oa ot a 41T1a1oa ot the Italiaa Pleat apart
tJoo. That ,. acreed with &tala at ~hel'&ll, at.Ad our till
the aad ot the var, Yhaa ao dcnlbt tha Japaul& naet will
&lao OOIIIt illto ooaa14nat10A.
5. At the •oaoOY ooateNiloe tha Ruao1&1111 aal<ad tor
oartaill apao1t1e4 tJpaa ot Italiaa ah1pa 1 -17
1 l!&ttleah1p 1 Cruiaer 8 Dnt'l'OJel.'a \ ISul>MI.'iaea
&ad \o,ooo taaa ot •roh&Jlt ahlpptq. At ~haNn w
aaoaat ed to thio . !be Co.biaad Cb1eta ot &tatt aUboaqu.atlr
baO&M alarMd lnt tha -·•-at that va •aat to tUl'll
Oft!.' Italiaa ahipl to the &oTiatl lhould i.~Glail' OOOPIMt101l
by the Italian IaT&l Poroeo &Dd pooaiblJ lead to aouttltq.
You &ad I theA acread to propoae to lluloia that va lead her
t he oa.. qU&AtitT ot oh1po uatil tha •tter oou14 be adjuata4
with the Ital1au attar tha Pl'&••at oritiaal atap ot the
var 1ll Italr &Dd 1ll the ~1ta~aa na OYer . 'ftlia na ao-
oeptad b7 the Ruaaiau. I u alll'& 7011 will l'&oop1se that
UGR.\DED UHCLAC•!?IED b7 Br!thb i,:::;;l;t:•:-t Cowt., Stato Dopt. tel., 8-29-?~. ~ • By a. 11. Pa.rkl Dat"f'.iA' " . ·. b I. I u
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the Br1 t1eh A"--iral t7 Mde • Pn.,•cllil&/11-at~
plaD. b7 pro1'1d1Jic 1A taot 13 ftl'lbipe olll> ot 111 and halt
the .. rohaQt toQD&Se• Th11 plaQ 11 1A aotual prooeee ot
beiJic oa:iol'ied out.
6. Our l'llatiODe 1'1th the Italian Clonl'DIIInt 1A th1a
•tter 1111.1t aleo be oODeidel'ld. 'l'he7 IUl"l'lndel'ld their tleet
and there il no doubt ot the ultiate r1ght ot the Alliee to
diopoee ot it as the7 .. 7 deo1de. Howe•er Ada1l'al Andl'ev
CUJm'nsh••• wi th Gelleral Bileahower'• tull anent, Mde an
asree .. llt at Tal'&llto 1A oonaequenoe ot vb1ob the Italian
Fleet, vhioh had bra••lr eeeaped rro. the olutohea ot the ''
Ger.ana ,not without blaTT loee; tbenoetol'Y&l'd beoaae act1Yel7
elll)lOTOd in the Allied interut. A l'llat10Deb1p baa been
eetabliehed betveen the Italian Fleet and the Br1t1ab and
~rioan Fleets al0J1111de or vboa tbe7 &l'e operatiJic vbicb
certa1nl7 111Pl111 that VI lhould tHat the• Pl'OPII'l7 and v1tb \
due cone1del'et1oa. A pr1eoaer or 'ftl' 1a one thiJic but CDce
70u aocept a an' 1 lll'Yioee and he rtpte at JOUI' e1de apl.Aet·
the o.-on ene117, a ditreNnt etatue and relat1oneh1p &l'e \
utabl1ebed. I hope tb1e .. 7 be pat1entl7 looked into beoauee
at pNeent the Br1t1eb A.t.tl'alt7 reel unoo.tortable about the \
poe1t1011 into Vblob,. ban sot.
7. I eball no doubt haft to abl a etate-t to
P&l'li ... nt in the neal' tuture and would propoee, eubjeot to
70Ul' agree .. nt, aa.etb1ns ae rolloYIJ
Aa PNaident RoooeYelt hal oa1d the question or
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the tutur. e~lor-ent and 41apoe&l ot the I t<an Pleet
baa been the aubjeot ot ao.e 41aouaat1on. In part1oular
OODdderat101l hae 'been ginn to the ~41ate reintoroe•nt
ot the Sortet J'a"7 either tr- Anglo-AMr1oan or Italtan
reaouroeo. Orl then disou .. 1ou I han no a tate .. nt to
.ake other than to aa7 tb&t a t preaent no ohange ia oon
te~late4 in the arrange .. nta vith tha Italtan laYel
4Uthor1t1ea under W1o.h Italian ehipa &ll4 thelJo ON'R take
part in the o....,.. etl"Q8gle againat the ene117 in the
theatre• vhere the7 now operate. It .. 7 vell he toun4 tb&t
the pnel"&l qun t1on ot ene117 Ol" ex-ene117 tleet 41apoa&l
ahould beet be lett onr till the end ot the ,.,. ageinat
both Oel'llllny and Japan, wen tho enUre poa1t101l can be
llll"Yeyed b7 the Y1otol"1oua All1ea and what 1a right and juat
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&D~IIIiPirl1imieliMii1n1ster t o President Roosevelt. Personal
Following is text of reply which I have sent, at
the desire of the War Cabinet, to UJ in reply to his message
of March 3rd repeated to you in my No. 605.
1. I thank you for your message of March 3r d about
the Pol ish question.
2. I made it c l ear to the Poles tba t they would not
get either Lwow or Vilna and the references to these places ,
as my message shows, merely suggested a vay in those areas
i n which the Pol es thought they could help the common cause.
They vera certainly not intended t o be insulting either by
the Poles or by me. However s ince you f ind them an obs tacle
pray consider them wi thdrawn and expunged from the message.
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t ion by Russia of the Curton Line a de tecto rea~~ty in
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and I have told you
ve have outlined in our talks and correspondence vas brought
into being, His Britannic M~Jesty's Government would support
it at the armistice or peace conferences. I have no doubt
it would be equally supported by the united States. There
fore you would have the Curzon Line de ~ vith the assent
of the Poles as soon as you get there, and vith the blessing
ot your Western Allies at the general settl ement.
4 . Force can achieve much but force supported by
the goodwill of t he world can achieve more. I earnestly
hope that you will not close the door finally to a working
arrangement with. the Poles vhich Will help t he common cause
during t he var and give you all you r equire at t he peace. If
nothing can be arranged and you are unable to have any re
lations with the Polish Government, which ve shal l continue
to recognize as the Government of the Ally for vhom ve declared
war upon Hitler, I should be very sorry indeed. The War
Cabinet asks me to say that they would share this regret. our
only comfort vill be that ve have tried our very best.
5 . You spoke to Ambassador Clark Kerr of the danger
of the Polish question making a rift betwee·n you and me. I
shall try earnestly to prevent this • . All my hopes for the
future of t he world are based upon the friendship and coopera
tion of the western democracies and Soviet Russia.
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Prt.e X1n1ater to Preaident Rooaawelt. Peraooal.
l. Your nwaber .1!90 oauau • oonoarn. It 1a a
departure trom your agree•nt vith • ot Jl'ebruarr 11 (rour
464) vb1oh you k1n4ly reatt1~d 1n your nw.bar ~3
deeor1b1og the matter aa "fintahed buatoeaa". On tha
etrength of the f1rat aaauranou I 111&4e ~ atate•ot to r • '
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2 •. Xy adwtoea do not lead • to bel1an that any
oev faota of importance have ar1aan or that the Allied
foroea are not oapable ot .. 1nta1n1Dg order in the regiooa
they have oooupted •• the reault ot the "uooood1t1ooal
aurrender" ot Italy. It would to IQ' opinion be a vary
aerioua atetake to give vay to agitation eapeoielly when
aooa.paoted by tbreata on the part of groupe ot otfioe
aeekiog pol1t1o1aoa. Ve ahould then be liable to aet up
in Italy an &4ato1atrat1on Vbioh atgbt not ooaaaao4 the
allegiance of the ar-.d toroea, but Wbioh would endeavour
to aake ita poa1t1oo ,v1th the Italian people by atao41og
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up to the Alliea. In tact ve abould have another but aore
intractable verdon ot tbe De G&ulUat Co.aittee. Keanvb1le
in tba aidat ot a beart-obaklng battle ve are to gat rid ot
tbe taae and belptul governaent ot the Xing and Badoglio,
vhiob io doing ita utaoat to work ita paaoage and aid ua in
ever:r va:r.
3· I re&dil;r adait tbat tbe oourae :rou reoo ... nd
vould be the aore popular and vould have at leaa t a traoa
itor:r auooeoa. But I aa aure that tor tbe viotorioua
ooaquerera to have their banda ·toroed in th1a va7 b7 aaot1ona
ot the deteated population would ba uatortuaate. ao alao
would be the obvioua open 41v1a1oa betnaa :rou and ae and
between our two governaenta. I gave :rou and the State
Departaont lopl and v1goroua aupport over the Darlan affair.
Unit7 ot action between our two governaenta vaa nner aore
neoeaaar:r than at the preaan t tt.e oona1dering the great
bat tlea in vbiob n are engaged and vbiob lie abea4.
l!. I aa qu1 te read7 to take up vi tb :rou nov the
propoaala put torvar4 b7 General Wilaon aet out in bia tJ•f.
nuaber 63~, vbereb:r tbe Crown Prince bee~• lieutenant ot
reala. I bave no oontidenoe 1n either Croce or atoraa tor
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about 75 ,-earo old Ybo wrote good booko about aeotba t1oo
a nd pb1loooplly. Vyab1aolq vho h&o tried to read tba boob
I&T• the y are even duller tban J:arl llarlt . St oroa baa
det1n1taly broken b1o ua4ert&k1ngo giYen in bio lettar to
Mr . Serle ot septeaber 23. I hope there t ore va ..,. open
d1oouoo1ono vitb you on the baoio ot the Pore1gn secretary• a
telearaa nuabn 1783 to Balltax. I repeat I aa 1101t
aoxiouo to oea a broadly baaed goY&rnaent &I I UM pover in
I t &lT, but tb1e ought not to be done under dureu by the
Alliea and oan certainly be dona Yitb tar batter &dY&ntage
vhan the battle ba1 baea gained or, bea t ot all, eben Ro ..
11 tabn . KaoJU.llan 11 returning a t once.
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PRO!I The Prime W.nister TO The President
SERIAL 610 DAT& 8 March 1 944 11.\ T~/T I !Ill OR PILE I~ <L!l!ER 08/l244Z
TOR l!AP RO<II 08/l1.2)Z Army Code Room
SUP.Jl:CT Italian Bolltical s1 t uot1on .
ACTION
Answers PO'IU I> 1t 1,90 ,
'l'o President by Col lolathewson . Dra!'t reply prepared by Admiral L6!!by a nd Admiral Brown in Map Room; approved by President with minor oh<toges; Stmt to Pl4 e.s P01\Jb zt494 ,
Copies of P01'U:> #1.90 end Plol #610 sent t'O State Department, 8 March 191.1. . further rep ly 4rcft by State Department, spprove d by President; oent to PK as //498 ,
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PrS..O X1nh ter to PMo1deat . Peroooal aad ••• IR ao . 611 .
• I aa aoet gratetul to T OU t or all T OUl' t our tale•
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Four messages referred to are:
1. P~TU~ 6491 - Mr . £&oVeagh to represent us in oulaarlna ijurren~er negoti ations .
2. rvTU~ 1492 - Transfer Italian ships •
) . POTU~ 1493 - Poliab-Russ1nn rele, tions .
4 . ~TU~ 1494 - Italian politl~el
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090100Z OR PIU: NlltiPER
TOR I!AP ROOI.l 09/0210Z I VIA Amy Code Room
SMJECT Aoknowlodgment of message N491 tbru q494.
AC'l'IOll
Acknowledged ~cssoges #491 (Ur. ~aoVeagb to re-f eeaont us 1n .Sulgarlan surrender ne~~iutiona); f/492 Tranarer of I tali an ships); ff493 (Polish-Russian rola-
tiona); t494 (lta11an poli t ical situation),
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SERIAL 612 DATE 09/1620Z 14eroh 44 llATP/TUJE OR FILE NllUB:ER •
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SU~JECT Transfer of ltelian ebipa; stateae.nt 1ntormot1on ot Italian ottioiels.
tor oontidential
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to V1oe Admiral H. &. Edwards to bo sent to our oom-menders in Medi terranean . {See ".ul 450 ITALY { 2) Soo 1")
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Prillle Jtinia ter to Preaident Rooeenl t, llwaber
613. Personal and ••• Your lf74.
1, You will remelllber that ve cUocuued the dollar
b)!l&noe~- 1f Cairo on Decelllber 8th and that I gan a !!!!2= Ch •• -.. ~, -10.~ ~-<--!.-u J randwa to Rar17. I ' oertainlT underatood that you telt
ve ought not to be treated vorae than l'rance or Ruaala
in these ~~&ttera. l'rance hae at leaat tvo billt'ona and
no overaeaa liabilitiea againat thea. So baa Russia,
fheee dollar balances are not, •• your telegram might
auggeat, a particular part ot our aaoeta Ybich ia available
in the United Statea, but our total reoerveo. Againat theoe
reserYes ve have incurred tor the common cauoe liabilities
of at leaet ten billiona on the other aide ot the account.
2, Since our tallc, Lord Halifax -t Jtr, Hull and
Ar. Korgentbau aa recentlT ao January 8th, when the matters
mentioned in the first paragraph of TOur telegram under
reply vere diacuued, Lord Balitax reported to ua that
Mr. llorgenthau etated t o hilll that it vao not at preoent
intended to reduce our dollar balances 1n any other vay,
and in reliance on tbia peraonal aosu.rance to Lord Halifax,
ftiGRADID OJOLASSIFIED by Brltlob Oo~t., ltate Dept. tel., 3-29~73 lyll. S. Puko nato
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"" aveed to the exolusiOil or the pollticell:r 41tt1oult
1tea ti'OII IAnd-IAaoe,
3. W'ill :rou allov ae to oar the t the susses tion
ot reduoln& oil!' dollar balanoeo, vbiob oonotitute oil!' sole
liquid reoerYe, to one billion dollar• vould reall:r not be
oonsiotent either vitb equal treatment or Allies or Yitb anr
oonoeption or equal oaoririce or pooling of· r&IOU!'Oea, W'e
baY& not obi!'lced oil!' dut:r or indulged in an eaa:r va:r or
l!Yin&. W'e baye alre&4:r spent praoticall:r all Oil!' COilYer
tible roreip inY8ataenta in tbe etl'Uial•. W'e alone or the
Allin Yill •-rge f!'OII t he Val' Yitb sreat OYere ... Y&!'
deb to. I do not lalov vt~at vould happen 1t "" vere nov aolted • •
to diaper•• oil!' last liquid reserYee required to -t preae1!>g
needo, or bov I could put ~ oase to Parliament Yitbout it
arreotinl public aentiaent in the aost painful .anner and
that at a till& vhen Bl'itiab and Aaarioan blood Yill be
tlovinc in broad and equal otreama and vhen the 'shor tellin8
or the var .. en b:r a aontb vould tar exceed the auaa under
oonei4eMt1on. . ~. I •enture to put theoe ar~nto be tore :rou
in o!'der that :rou -:r he tul.lf ~d Yitb 011!' oue, tor
., ooat'idenca in :fOUl' ...... or Jua tioe and, I -r a4d, in
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that ot the American peopl e 1e unahakable.
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. l'urn1abe4 herewith are oop1ea
or rerorenoea made 1n the Prime K!niater•e
moooago No. 61) or 9 Warob 1944 to tba
Proe1doot wb1oh you ro~uostod.
2 Inola,
L. JoiA'ItiEWSON, Colonel, Oeoeral Starr.
IDol l - kag, PW-Prea14eot , 1474, 22 f ebruary 1944.
Inol 2 - Memo , Cberwell to Prime W1n1oter, 12 NOY 1944•
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Y!liORIJIWII fOii
THE SECIU."TARY Of STATt.
1944, be reterr~ to t.h• Se cntU')'" ot St ate and the
d.at.ion.
L. IIAti!D!SO•, Colonel, General Sta!t,
Attietant to the Military Aiele.
a loch -Incl 1. Prta. lUahhr t.o Pruidoat.,
16l), 9 Kareb 1944• lncl a. Prt.. lUnht.r to p,...•idtat.,
1614, 9 Kuch 1944.
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tO 1 nrr. PR!:SID!IIT
Iii) I 61), 9 !IIJICH 1944.
1. In Cn1ro on Dectclber 8th, you will recall, • • had to
Cihcuu1oo on th~ dollar bo.loocta . and I gave li.arrr A meaorandUCI.
In tho'o mGttcro I ~xrely under stood thGt you felt that we abould
not be tr~ateel woroe t.h&n Ruabia or ttrnnoe. , Fra.~t hao a~&intt
her4'a~ l toet t-o billions ~nd no over~eha l1ab111 t1~•, aa haa
.Ru1ah • • fhtut c1ollar. bal&nceo Are our total Ntol'YtA and not, ••
ywr telet;roa a1eflt eugge~, a eert.ain part. or 0\lr &aaett which is
available i n t.ht United St.at..u. On t.ht ~tbcr ddt o t t be account,
Wt h&VO incurred !or the ~on e&UI O l iabi litlta O! at 1eaat. ten
billJone &&&!nit the6e reeervoe.
2. Following ot.tr diBcuaalo.n, llr. Hull and Wr. W:or,enthau a;.et
with l.oro Hol.1!a.x u recently aa JaTJ»ey 8th, at .t.'lch tlae the
utter• denlt. with in tbe fir st p1u•agraph ot 70ur telegr am u.nder
r~ply wore oonaldt r ed.. According t.o Lord ll~i!e.x' • repor t. to "'•
Wr. Worgenthau at&ted that at ~,rcoent. t.htro waa no 1nl.ent.1on t.o r ...
duce our dollAr balances by •nT ounGr zeant. Our agr.suent to the
txalullon or tbt pollt.1cally d1tt'1cult. 1t.oa !'roca Ltnd-L.:t:ae ,...,
beaeci on t h h personal a• Maranee t.o Lord Halltu.
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). Wlll 7011 Jara1t .. to ot.to that Ulo propo .. l to roduco our
dollu t.lanc.ea • .Meb tor.a ou.r oftl1 Uquid re .. ,....,, t.o oat bUllon
dol.lart reAlly 1110Uld oot be conaia t.ent eithor w1th •111 concepti on of
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pooling ot r eeourcu or equal ucr1nce or with equal treat.ment. of
All 1c e. Our duty ~· not. been eh1rked nor hove wt 1ndulgtcl ln a n
eaey way o! life. Alread7 in th!e atrugcle • • h4Vt expended almoet
all our convertible foreign 1nvea~eot~. Of the Alllee, ~e alooe will
serge ~ t.be nr with ht&YJ war Clebt.a overat aa. It •• " ' " now
requi.r«!t nta , I do not. know .. ht.t ~-.a.ld happen or how I could ,..port
t.o Parll~Went without. attecttng public tteling 1:10at a dverotly at. a
t.1me "hen tho .shortenins ot tbe wer by even •• month '«..u.Ld f<1r out-
weigh the ~UlDI under cl1ocuu1on :tnd when America n and British blood
wUl b-e rlowing in broad a.nd equal s·treaa.
'-· So that 70\l uy be ru.u., lntonaed or our co.ae, I venture
to bring these arpaent.e to )"OUr att.Ult.i o n. tor I have unabakt ble
con!1dence in your a enae ot juatict, and I fU1 add, in tbot. or tbe
5. ~1 1mmed1qtoly tollowine mesa~g• contlnuea.
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SSRIAi 613 I>A!E 9 March 194/.
OATR/TI!!E OR PilE Uft!.!P.ER 09/ZOOOZ
TOR ~LIP ROOM I VIA Amy Code Room
SUBJECT Oollal" balance . (Continued in u614 )
ACTIO!!
Answers POTUS #474.
Shown to President by Admi r al Brown; President di rected that pur&phrased copi es be sent to the Sec of State and Sec of Treasury for commen t und recommendations. Referred by memo on 10 Mer 441 with copy of PU #614 .
. D:rart roessage , approved by ~ec ~tate , S~c Treasury, ~nd Mr . Cmo\•lley approved by President 21. Mar 1..4 ; sent to the PM as PRBB' s ;t 502 . 24 Mar 41t. --
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l. Pul'tbel' to -,q nuaber 613 I I hue l aid bet oN
7011 our oa oe about dollar balance• 1.D ita tull strength;
but f rOID the 1ntolMII&l va7 1.n 11lrlcb J'OU refer to 1t 1.D 70ur
nuaber 474, I ban vonde:t'ed vhether J'OU misht be meiUI.iJI8
onl7 that ve ahould aearch tor aOIM &rlt~ment to enable
ua to put a portion or our balance leoo conap1cuoual7 1D
the 11mel18ht. U tbio 11 ao, aA4 if 70u deo1re it, vo
Yill 10 into thia Ye!'J' caretull7 vith Btettiniua vben he
Yilita Ul,
2. Sino• ve :t'ece1nd J'OUl' teleiP'&a , ve nov learn
that Jtr . Or ovler on llal'oh 8th promleed to &in OoDIP'•"'
the uount of our dollar balance• nov and a t t he outbreak
ot war . 'l'hio ra1aeo oerioua danpra • I aa o0111'ident 1D
the juotice of our oaae if it could be atated aa a Yhole,
and or couroe if tba -ttel' beCOIMI public pl'Opel't J, ve
ohall han to juatitJ ouraelno 1D public. !be 41oclooUH
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ot the Taat debit balance vhioh ie 8J'OV1ng up against ue
outside the United Statea vould certainly haTe aoat in~
jurioua ett ecta upon our Sterling position, and conaequently
upon the vhole a trength ot the Allies a t thia period. Ve
thereto:re aek that there ahell be no diacloaure, U thia U
not possible, that the diaoloaure ahall be in atriot oonti•
denoe, and alao that the aubatanoe ot our oaee ahould be
atated to the body to vhom the diaeloau:re i a made •
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TKt SWIF.I'AI!T OF Tit! TRtloaJRl'
the .Prea1dent. bu cUreeted tbat. t.ht at-
t.acbed &eea se• f"rc:a the PriJM "1.oiet.er. d..t..cl 9 ~
1944, be N!erred to the Seeht..&rJ o! St.at.e aQd. t.he
Secre·t..ry o£ t.be Thaeur)' tor co:cent and recoMeo-.
dation.
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Aaa1atant to the Wllit&r.r Aide .
Iacl 1. Priolo lliniou r to Pr .. idont, #61), 9 llaroh 1944.
Jo.ol. 2. Prtae Winhter t.o Pnaide.nt., 1614, 9 llarcb 1944.
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NO 614, 9 WARCH 1944
1. In addit.ion to a,y IUIIber 61). I hn·e presented t.o J'Oll OUJ"
COIDplete ;>Oint O( Yin &bout OOll•r b&.la.neu, tllt hoe tht intonuJ.
sanntr 1n •h1oh you allude to it in your number 474, t h~ve b~en
wondering • htt.he-r- )'OUr cunina mic,ht. be only that we 1hould seek
ecee aUM t.o u.kt it potlible t.o p4ee a port.lon of our balance
lett etroCBly in the ~potli8ht. l f thia bt true, and it you with
it, when Stett1n1ua vioito ua •• shall coneidtr thio =oat oart~7·
2. We h6ve 1.~3.r'Ded at nee .. rect i Yed your tolegru t.hat on
Wareh 8th Vr. Cro• lt7 proei11d t.o present. to Coogree s the uount ot
our dol b r 'or&l &ncu at t h e etC~rt of t he 1rnr nnd now. The lilul(er a ot
th1e ar• aeriout. It our caee ooulO be a~ttd •• a .note, I aa
cor\N.c1ent. ot the Juatice ot it, and o! COU1"41 •• shall have to
Juot1t7 oureelvte in publi c 1£ the aatt er becom.a the propvrty ot
the public . To reveal the l &I'"Rt debit balance 'Whi ch ie aount.ifli'
up aplntt. ue out.eide t.he Ul'lit<t<l St ates _,u.ld aw"'ely artect. wr
St.erling poeitlon QO&t. 1 njur1ouel...y, a.nd. 110\lld consequent.l.y &fleet. the
whole et.ran,th of tbe Alli • • &t thi e point. We requeet, th erefor e,
that oo oiec.lauur• • be rude, and 1! thia it l.apoe$1ble, t.hat Ule con
t.tot or iNr c.aat ehoul4 be preaea.t.l4 to the lf'OUJ) to whoa t.h.t diaclow.re
1• ud.e and t hat. •the in!oru.t.ion aboll. be in a t.rict. contldtnce .
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110 I 614, 9 IUJ!CH 1944.
1. In bddition to mf number 61). I hAve prosented to you our
c.ooplot.e point or view about. dollnr bal&.Mea, but. t~ the intonaal
tlllmer in 'llbich 70\l &llude to 1 t 1o )'OU.r a.aaber 474, I have b .. n
wondering whether yo~r m&anina might be o~ that we 4houle aeek
aome 11tana to Aalc• it poodblo t.o plAce a port.ion ot wr be.la.nce
le«s aLroJ\tl7 i .n the spoUight.. It t.hi3 ~ true, and it you Wiah
it, when Stctt.i.niu• v1o1ttt ue .. shall con.ider this ..oot c~retull7.
2. We have le61"Md e1nce we recdved J'OUl" t.eltl1'aa that on
WU'Ch 8tb Wr. Crowley prooiaed t.o present to Congreaa t.he amou.nt. ot
our dollar balancea nt the at4tt ot the war nod now. Tho dans~r• ot
thio &re eerioua. I t our caae 00\1.ld. be •·t~tod • ·• a lllbole, 1 tw1
eonti dent. ot t.he J\lat1ce or it, &nd ot oourae n ahall ha.v. eo
juetity ouraelvee in ~blio it t he matter btcomeo tho propertr of
tt\e public. To re1'eAl the lure debit. b&lance whlcb 1a .ount.ioc
\lP apin.et ue 0\ltaidt t.ht United St.&t.ee WO\ll.d -ur.ly artect our
Shrlln.a pot 1t1on mo~t. 1njur1ouo.l1'J and would coneequently artect the
whole a·tre ngth or the AWes at thh point.. •• t'equeetJ therefore,
\bat no ditolowr.t be M d.e, aod. if t.hla 1a 1Apoea1bl·•• t.bat the OOD
~tnt. ot our 0«11• ehoul.d be preee.nt.ed to the rroup ~o wl\om the diaalo_..
11 aade and that the in!onu.t.lon ab&l.l be 1n atrlct contidenoe.
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SERIAL 614 DATE 9 lAaroh 19/,4
llATR/TIII!l OR PILE !~I!!J!ER
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I VlA Amy Cp de Room TOR 1!.\P ROO!! SOI!J!Cf
Dollar balance. (Continuati on of folJ)
Act'IO}I
hn§W9tS POTU~ #L?L .
!lhown to President by Admiral. Brown; President directed that pe.raphrnsod oopine be sent to the Soc of Sjnte and Sec of Tr easury for comment ~nd reoommendet1ons. Referred by cemo on 10 JAe.r 44. w1 th copy of Pl4 1/61).
Draft measese, approved 'by ::>eo titute, Sec 'L'roosurJ, and lilr. CG>O'Nldy approved by President 24 Mar 44 · sent to tho PH as P:t,.c;,.;:,' s !11'509 . 24 Mar U, . '
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Pr i 111e Minis t er t o President Roosevelt. Number
615 . Personal and ....
~ou will be gl ad to hear t hat the latest Russi an
convoy has now got sate home, and that tour U-boat s out
or the pack that at t acked it vera certainly sunk on the
voyage by the escort .
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PROIL The Prime liinister TO Tbe Preeident
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AC'I'IO!I
To Preeld.en t i n Dr! a ortlca by Ad.miral Brown.
Answered. in POTOS 495 .
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ban had drawn up tor 1111'1'Y about h1a boy Who wa;a 1<11114.
It would be warr1<1Dd ot you to b awa 1t ••nt h1w Wb .... ner
he 1a reouperat1q. llow doe1 the operat i on e t &Dd. llOirt
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FRO!( The Prh>e Llinister ro The Prest dent
SERIAL 616 DATE 10 March 1944
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TOR }L\P ROOl! 10/lOlOZ I VIA Army Code Room
SIP!Jl:CT Inscrip~1on to Ur. Hopkins about ::.~aphen. Requegt~ 1ntomat1on nn IJr . Eiopk1ns' illness.
ACTION
·ro the President on tray, 084510·
Answer pr epa red by the President; brougbt to the llap Room by loii~s Tully; eent t9 the PJ$ as POWS N496 .
(Also s ee mesoag• sent to 1.11 .;s Tully by the Prl me Minister' s Secr~tary, requesting t hat the PM be 1ntorced '!hen inscription was delivered to the President; and to Mr . f!o;>kina . Filed "Ml::>t.:L-IlTru.il Ttihll l'ru.::.lllJ:.J~rLI.L")
President acknowledged receipt, and ini'ormed Pl.l that 1nacr1ption wa oelng forwarded to Rochester ln P!JTU:.- PJ, ff500 . 1 5 MAr 4/.,
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Pr1 .. ~Dieter to Pree1deat RooeeYel t pe~eoa&l .
1. In tbe tia&l repo~t ot the Cairo oonte~enoe, tbl
Co.biaed Cblete ot Stitt reported that tbiT had "ApproYed
in principle aa a baeia tor further 1nYeatiga t1oa and p~epa•
ration• an oYa~all plan to~ the defeat ot Japan. Tb1a plan
conteMPlated the deapatoh to the Pactrtc ot a dlt&ohmeat or
the Br1t1ab Pleet Ybiob vae proYiaioa&llT eohe4ule4 to be-/
come operational in the Pacific i n June 19-- · Although TOU
and I both initialled the final report, neitbe~ ot ue had
bad the opportuaitT ot going into theee -ttere pereoaallT
a1 Y1 were OODOil'Did With attai.rl of liON 1-dlatl ur~nCT·
Since then tbe War Cabinet and Cb.iete ot starr haYe been
"iaYeetigati.ag" and •• baYe not eo tar reached united coo·
olulloae. ..&DWblle tbe JapaaeH Pleet baa arrhed at Slnga
por e Vhtob ooaet l tutee 1D ., a1a4 a new .. Jo~ tact .
2. Arte~ the eurreader or the Itlllaa Pleet in
Septe~r 19-3 I Yal YI~T kiiD CD IID41Dg I dataob.aat ot
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our f leet ao quickly ao poesible to the Pao1fic, but when
I opened thio to Adm1ral King he erpl&tned to 1118 bov Tel'J
otrong tbe united States ftavy vao alreadJ 1n thoe~ vatera
compared to tbe Japanese, and I ror.ed tho 1apres•1Qn tbat
be did not need uo vel'J aucb. I have aloo oeen oeveral
telegram• trom our ftaval representative• 1n Vaab1ngton Vblcb
tend to ccnttrm the above 1~reos1on. On tbe other band, I
aa told that Adalral King baa 1ntoraed tbe P1ret Sea Lord
tbat be vould llke to have our detacblllent, provided 1 t did
not arrive until August or September, vhen 1ts lng1at1c re
quirement• could aore eao1ly be met. I am, 1n tbe upshot,
lett in doubt about whether we are really needed this year.
3: Accordingly I should be very gra tetul it you
could let 1111 knov vbetber there 11 any opectric ~rican
operation 1n the Pacit1c
(A) Before the end or 19-- or
(B) Before tbe oumMr or 19\5
Vb1ob would be hindered or prevented by tbe aboenae
ot a Br1t11b Pleat DetaabMnt.
-. On the otbel:' band tbe IIOYe•n t ot tbe Japan11e
Pleat to 81ngapol'l, Vb1ob oo1no14ed inter alia v1tb tbe1r
knowledge ot the IIO'fl .. nt ot OUI' b&ttlllb1p oquadl'on into tb~
Indian Ocean, ••• .. to obov tbe1r oeno1t1Yeneaa about the
An~•. ftiaobara and 8UMtra. It would oUI'Ily hi an
advantage to yOU lt, by keeping Up tbe threat ln tbl Bay ot
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ot 1t at Singapore. and thue eaoura :rou a clear tield to tba .. Pao1t1o to eaable :rour- b:r-paee1ag prooaee aad &dYaaoa to
develop at tull epeed.
5. O<loeral Vada•T&r h able to untold all D1old.a 1 a
pl&lll 1n the Ill~.aa 'l'beatre ancl the B&7 ot Baog&l . 'rb17
oartainl:r •••• to tit in with the kine! or raqueeta wb1oh
Chiang Eai-Shek voa aak1og vb1ob you tavouracl but vb1ob va
vera unable to .ate good before the mooeoon on account ot
tbe Kad1terraneao and OVERLORD oporat1ona. I am perooo&ll7
1 et11l ot op1n1oo that ampb1b1oue action acroea the Ba7 ot
Bengal v1ll enable all our torcee &Dd <abl1obments 1D
India to pla)l their h1gbeet part 1D tho nex t 18 moo tbe 1o
the var aga1n• t Japao. Ve are oll&ll1n1Dg nov the log1at1ce
in cletell and prima tao1e it oee .. that ve could attack v1t b
t vo or throe t imea tbo atrengtb the 1alancla neroae the Ba7
ot Bon~nl ancl thereafter the Kala1 Pon1neula thaD va could
by prolonging our commun1oa t 1one about 9000 mile• _round tba
eouth ot Aultral1a aod operating trom the Pacific e1de ancl
on your aouthern flank. 'l'bero io alto the objection ot
41v1cl1ng our tlee t ancl our effort betvaen the Paoitio aocl
I ndian Ooeane and throwing out ot gear eo .any ot our ex1et1qg
aa~bliGhmenta trom Calcutta to Ce:rlon and va:r back in the
} sue a Canal oone •
6 . Before llovaver reaching ao:r t1oal conclua1ooa 1n
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<•> ;a~w;· ; IQ' a1D4 about thh M t ter, I ahould lib t o lalow what
anaver you YOUld gt•a to the queat10D I poeed in paragraph
tbree, aamely, voul4 your Pao1t1o operat1ona be hindered 1t ,
tor the preaont at any rate and Ybtle the Japaneea Pl eat
1a a t S1ngaporo, ve kept our centre ot gravit y in the In41an
Ocean and the Bay ot Bengal and planned a.ph1b1oua oparat1ona
t bere ae reaourcaa oo.e t o band .
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FRO~ Tho Prime lliniatar TO The Pres! dent
SERIAL 617 DATE 10 llaroh 191.4
flATfl/Tll!ll 1017062 OR PI LE NlttlP.ER
TOR IW' ROOII 10/<0502 I VlA
Army Code Roott
s~ Opera~ions i n Pao1t1o and Indian Ocean.
ACTIO~
To Presiden~ via Mi oo Tull y.
Uraft reply prepared by Admiral Loahy; approved by t he Proa1dent with alt era t ions; sent to the PM as #422.
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Freet LoDdcm
Port !'he Preddut or tM UD.1t.4 Stat ..
Jluaber 618 Piled 132U8Z
1'1' 1M IUnh tar to PH Iiden t, PereODil. aDd ••••
Jluaber 618, TOUl' IIUIIber -9-, 1. I lhould be 1101t 8l'&tetul it 7011 would read
Bden '• IIUII'ber 1783 to Balitu, Ybiah 1bove the lc1nd ot
pol1o7 n obould 11kll to embark upcm. I u ent1Joel7 at
~ vith 7011 .111 the biS objeotiYI ot 111t-<1eten11laticm,
All I plead tor 11 "tillinl", I do not belien the ubi
tioue v1114-b&SI, nov as1tatin8 bebilld o\11' trcmt that tlw7
K7 tbe111elna beooee tM sonr-nt ot Ita17, ban &DJ'
repre1entatin tootinS. I tear that it VI drin 01.1t tlw
KinS and lladOSlio at th11 1tap, VI 1b&l1 01117 ban oc:a
plioated the taek ot the &r~~iel,
2. I 1ee tbet th11 11 allo the SoYiet Y1ev. ~
are oertaW7 reali1t10 but ot OOUl'le the1Jo &ill K7 be a
Cc.DU1111t Ital7, &114 it M7 1U1t tlwll to U .. the ~ &114
BadogliO till lftr7thin8 il Mad7 tar &D Uti'- I 01Ut1CIIl,
I 0&11 &11111'8 70U that thil dall&V il aliO 111 117 111114. 117
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idea rema1.na that ve abould trT to oonatruot a broa41T
b&aed goYernment, tek1ng into aooOUDt the op1D1oc ot the
de11oorat1o •ortb or It&l7 all4 aaeldng repreaantetina
tram there. or oourae, U ve oazmot get Rome tor aeYar&l.
moctba, ve ab&l.l ban to act earlier, but v1tbout the
tayourable oocd1t1ona vh1oh v111 be open to ua ocoe ve
are in poueuioc or the capital. Ve ab&ll then have
much better obanoea or finding a re&117 repreaentatin.
rooting.
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THE SECRET.ARY OF Sl'A'!l:
lnoloae4 herewith 1• a paraphrattd OOP7 ot o •oooogo d&~ed 13 Moroh 19~ (rQQ ~ho Priat YJ.I)!eter to tht\ President. Tht Preeidtnt hao 41rto~o4 ~~ ~h ll••f"P bo d'lll'<OJ'od ~p the St orttary ot St•te. On 8 Warch ~he Stortttry ot SUh •• tumithe<l wi~ a paraphrattd OOP7 ot the PreaidtDt1 e •••aaa• Nua~r 494, ~ttrred to b7 tbt Pr1•• Winiat er.
It 11 re~eeted that a copy ot &nJ reply a&dt or &ct.ioo t.akt.n by t.M Departaent ot St.&tt to Ude anaap be torward . .cl \o t he 11\it.e Hou. .. Map BoQ. for the io!orrutlon or tht , .,.. .. ide at.
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~cr 618 to tho Pr•ddtnt. rroca t.bt )'~rUle ltiniat.er dat.ed 1)
Yarch 1941..
Ed~• a rum'btr l783 t.o Hslifa.x ahowe the kind of poUcy we ehould
llk< to eab.lrk upOn. I ohould be liOO~ eTAt-.11>. 1f 1<u would rnd it,
1 ..,. in co:tp.lete a£1"etlltnt with you in the big objective or :scl.t
det.er..inat.ion. "TifA.ina" 1a Ill J plead for. Tho a.'nb1t1oue wtno-ba&••
now L.git.ot1ug Cehind I.)U:r trent. that they may thC!Cs$lvoa btcOCI'Ic the
goverraant ot lt.ctl.1, I 6o not boli&ve- ttave aey repMaent.•tiv• root.irc.
lrt ahall only h&v-t c~cat.ed t-he t.&ek or th• a.J"Q.S.el, I !Nr, it we
dr1 ve out. tho Kitll o.nd b.r.doe.Uo at. t.tdu etugo.
Thitt 11 Rl.ao tho Sorlet view, I ot o. They o.re c trtllinly r t all:atlo
b.lt or COW"GI t.he.i..r ~ M!' bel 6 Caa.an1et It.a.l.7. and. 1.t. cay auit. th ..
T.O utt t.h.t Kin.g and Bad.oRllo till evtryt.hiQ& is nody tor a.n ut.r..e
.olutJ.on. that th1o <lance r 1a $lfto in A¥ cdnd I can &aoure JCN• ll7
id.a re..a.ina that, t rUclfti 1nt.o accoun·t. the oplaion or tho docaocr a t.!o
liorth ot It.AlJ and ••ekiDrC rep,-eeent.t.t.vea rroo t.here, we aboulci t.rr to
conat.ruot. a bro6d.l7-~1.cl p ernuot. If ..,. unoot ret. ao.. Cor ancra.l
.ontht or c:ou.roe, • • el\..U. have t.o act turllor , but. without the !&YOUN.ble
~ condition• which will bt open to ~• onct •• • re in pOt ltltion or the
c.apit.t.l. Ct\anc .. of t1ndina a r e4ll7 repr ... o.t.at1•• 1'oot.1nc wUl then
be •ch bett.er.
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SERIAL 618 DATE l j lolarob 1944. nATr./TI!lll OR FILE Nflfii!ER 1) 2118Z
TOR IIJJ' ROOll I VIA Army Code Room
SII,JECT I t.alian political s itua tion .
ACTIO!! Answers POTUS uh94. To President by Admiral llro1vn
By di r ection ot the President, para{lhreaed copy sent to Secretary or State , 14. Mar 44. (Seo S ta t e already bas copy ot JIOT'US #494. .)
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P?t.l •iniotep to P?eoident ~oo••••lt. PePaonal.
YOUl' 498 hal OPOIIId rq 618, .. &DYhile the
Jtwooi&Do ha•• &DDOunoed that the7 ha•• oent a tull7•
aooNdited aabanadoP to the pNoent Italian Oo•ePD:aent
Vith whoa n &N 1t1ll teohD1oall7 at Y&l'. I do not th1Dl<
1t vould be wioe, Vithout tUl'thiP oona1depat1on, to aooept
the PPO~ ot the oo•o&lled a1x p&l'tiea and .,_d
topthwitb tba abd1oat1oa ot the l1ng and tba inlt&llatian
ot 81SDOP CJ>ooe u L18)1tiD&Dt ot tba ~eal.ll. I will hon .. P
oon.oult the wu Cabinet upon what 7ou Juatl7 o&ll a "ujor
pol1t1oal deo111on" . OU1' 'ft1' Vitb It&l7 hal laotod ainoe
lime l~O and ve ha•e outteNd 232,000 ouualtieo 1D .en,
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nuabn 608. I teel IUN that 1D th11 uttep OUP Yiev Vill
NOeiYe OODI1deP&t1CIIl tloom 70U• V. ~t to - e .. PT
ettort to aat toptber, P?a7 NaellbeP that em tba otHDCtb
ot 70U1' D-P ~ I o~1tted rqoelt 1D publio and that &D7 -di•erpnoe Vill oePta1Dl7 beo0111 kDcnrn,
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lllliOIIAiilllll PORI
THi Sl!CIU:Tllll OF SUTII
In ~ccordanct with the t~tphont convtreat.1on t.h.it r:aorninc with Mr. Renohard, there 11 ~oloetd herewith • paraphraeed copy ot the Priat Uinittor'e a••••"• ~er 6li to tho Prul<lont doted l4 llarcll 1944 iii\101\ 1o be1n, fol"''larded t.o you upOn the 1netNct1one or the Pr.et:1dent..
It. is requo3tod that a copy or &nf repl.r aad• or actJ.on t.&.en b7 th~ O.pa.rt..on\ ot St.ate t.o thit. sesa&&e be forwarded to t.ht . .. u .• Hou.ae ¥ap Roocs for the 1n!on:tlt1on ot t.he Preeidtnt•
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'fOR !lAP ROOM 14/l)OOZ I VIJ. AtmY Code Boom suBJEcT Italian political situation
ACTION Answers POTU~ ft498 .
To Presideot via uabor . By direction or tbe Prusi4ent, copy sent to the Secre~ry or Stute by memorandum 14 Mar 44.
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Prt• J1A1ater to Preelclent 11oo .. nlt. Pera<m&l.
I teal :rou v1ll be 1Atereatecl to bnr about the
operat101l jwot o-letecl to tl:r tvo ot V1Dptea LcDc llall&•
Penetrat1a Br1p4ea 1Ato eu-:r territor)' 1A Jortll B~.
LAII41DC atr1pa 1A t wo areaa we~ aeleotecl, - 60 .Uea
north ot Jtatbe &Del Gila 20 ailea aoutll ot it, troa vlltob
t>
the Br1&a4aa oO\llcl a4ftlloa veatvarcla pr1Mr1l:r to 1At&l'1'\1Pt
the Jap&Deaa liDaa or c~1oat1a &Del ao aaa1at the
AMr1oan/Ch1Daaa opeNUOila takiDa plaoe turther north. '!'be
atrtpo vare 100 lliln 1Aelcla eu-:r territor)' and 260 ai.ln
trOll the traneport baa•.
Pirat ' anll l•a• nre M4a b7 &liclera Yboee oooupanta
tbaa prepuoecl the a tripe to reodn trauport atroratt. Be·
tva an MaPoll 6tb 11114 MaPoll ll tb, 7500 •n w1 tb &ll their gear
11114 Y1 tll INlaa nre auooa .. tull:r lu4ecl. '!'be ODl:r lo ....
nre a a.-.r ot &11clara, &Del •- ot theae allO\llcl 'be repair·
able. 'l'be llrtp4 .. ben now atartecl tbair a4ftlloa but a
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; ; lf o.U llol41A& PAJ't7 llao b .. n lett at - ot -t£ ot1'1pa to
reoe1.,. a tl1pt ot Spittifta 1114 a o~uad.rool ot IIUJ'r1-
t1clltn/ba.bero wb1oll ,.,. to tl7 1n to protect tile baae
and PJ'OY14e air oupport.
Onl7 oer1ouo atollap ooc~d on the t1rot n1&11t .
One or the otr1po 1n the nortllarn ll'ea ... toun4 to ban
been obotruote4 b7 the Ja-oe, and ourtaoe ot ,...1ni.A&
etr1p ,.. 11\lOh VOI'Ie than ell3)eOte4, OIUiill& Ol'&lhel v!Uoh
blooke4 the otr1p 1114 preftnte4 turthlr llll41nao tllat n1&11t.
A tev ot the sl14ero lla4 to be t\11'1114 baolt 1n the air and
tail~td to reach our tel'l'itOl'J• Another otrip Y&l 1-411tol:r
PHPOH4 ill th11 IHa and vao Hl47 tor l&n41na• tvo 4&:ro
later. !be total ot 1<1lle4, vounde4 and aioolna 11 a t 1101t
on. operat1oa appear• to llaft been a oo.plete •Ul"Prlle
tor Japaneoe . 'l'bere boo been no eu-:r ail' aotioa apillot
the otripo ill the northern IHa, 1114 till oao 1n the ooutll ,..
Olll7 ba.be4 oa lOth llaroh atter our MD lla4 lett it, Ae 1t
llappene4, the ene-:r vere ooaoentratill& a1roratt a t a 1rt1eldo
1n the llandalar IHa u p&J"t ot their C>WD. plana. In ooa
oequenoe, the otrong a il' toroeo ve lla4 oolleote4 to protect
the llll41n&o lla4 a ft1'7 soocl bac• and ill 2 4&71 deotroJ14 61
--r ail'oratt tor the loae ot Olll7 3 ot our C>WD..
Ve .,. all ftl'J pleaoe4 tllat V1n&&teo ftnture boo
ot&l'te4 10 Yell, 1114 the IUOOeU Ot th11 tlJJ.nc-iD OPIMt1CIIl
a\18\U'I vell tor the tuture . Your MD llan pl&Je4lr illportant
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SERIAL DATil 14 ll&r 44
1lATJViTI!1ll OR PllB J~IUP.ER
TOR )!AP ROOM I VIA
SU~JECT Pl.ying ot t wo ot ting tJa Long Ra.nge Pcnt.rat.ion Brigt.doa into on01111 territory in llorth Bu=a.
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President e.aw with evening news, 14 war 44 . Drah. ref.ll1 written l>y Admiral Leahy, but wae not ueed by the Preaident. Preeiden~ wrote dispateh, whieb wns soot to the PV ae 1499. 15 br l'llt!t·
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Pr1ae Xinleter to Prea1dent Rooaewelt, Peraonal,
l, I oonaul ted the War Cabine t thia aornltiS on the
propoeal that the Br1t1ah a.n4 Aaerioan Oowernaenta ehould
aceept the allt part:r progr- vi thout turther dela:r . !be
War Cabinet aalr:ed ae to aaeure :rou that they &8He tull:r
v1th :rour vleh to eatabliah a aore broadi:r baaed gowernaent
in Itel:r and that the tuture tora ot sonrnMnt ot the
Italian people can onl:r be aettled by aelt deteraination,
!be:r alao aaree vith :rou that the point to oonaider 1a the
tiaing, On th1a the:r han no doubt that it vould be tar
better to va1t \111 ve are aaatero ot Roae betore part1na
coap&nJ Yi th the lUDS a.n4 la4oglio, becauae troa ,Roae a 110re
repreantatiwe and aolldlJ baaed adatnhtretion oan be oon
atruoted than 11 pouible now. !lle:r teel that nothina oould
be vorae tor our Joint intareate &114 t or tha tuture ot ltalJ,
than to aet up a weal< deaoorat1o gonrnMnt vhioh napped,
lhen • aettleaent reached at Roae could not be tinal beoauae .
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to a deaocrat1o eolution, like Milan a.nd Turin haTe been
l iberated. They do not cona1der that the e1x part1ee are
repreoentatin 1n any true .. nee ot the Italian deaooraOJ
or Italian nation or that ther could a t the pr~eent t i ae
replace the ex1et1ns Italian soTernaent which hae lorallJ
and ettect1Telr worked in our 1ntereeto,
2. In reaohins theee conoluo1ono the liar Cabinet
hue ot couree had be tore thea th.e telesraaa een t b:r the
Al lied Coaaander in Chief vhoee vieva on thia aubjeot theJ
do not ahara, Jleanvhile ve ehould be quite read:r to diacuaa
tho ausseet1one put to the State DepartMnt in Parasraph 3
ot the Poreisn Secretarr'e nuaber 1783. It ia aleo ot
courae recosnteed that should the capture ot Roae be undul7
protracted, ear tor 2 or 3 months, the queetion ot timins
would haTe to be reviewed.
3. Pinallr the:r aall: - to emphuize the sreat
iaportance ot not expoains to the world anr diTersenciee ot
TieY which aar artet between our tvo sonrnaente, eepeciall7
in race or the independent action taken b7 Ruaaia in enterins
into direct relatione vi th the l!adoslio soTel'llll8nt vi thout
oonaultation vith other Alliee, It would be a sreat pitr
it our reapaotin Tievpoi nte had to be arsued out in Parl1a•
aent and the pren vhen va1t1ns a rev aonthe aar aall:e it
poaeible tor all three SOTernaenta to ~II:· united action •
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The Preaicent ne • dtreoted thut tbe St ute Depurtment be rurnl sbed wi til tbe attaohed copy of moaeago No . 621 fro~ the Prime 11.1n18ter to the President , dat ed 15 March 191.1,.
I t i s roqueated thnt a co py ot any reply made or noti:=~n taken by the Depertmeot or St a te t<> tbJ.s message be l'orwarded t o tbe White House l!ap Room 1'or the 1ntormat1on of the Pro~idont .
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The proposal th" t the ~nertoan and Briti sh Governments
should ecce;>t wl tllout furtl,.,r delay the Six Pt1rt.y progr=e
was t~ken up by me this C!Omlng \11 t.h tho War Cabinet. The
Caolnet a~~ed me to give you~ as~uranoe thut they are in
full agreement that tho future Italian govornment oan oply
be settled by aolt-dotormination and olso ugr oo with your
wi~h to eetabllsh a more broadly based government in Italy,
Titey also asree wi tb :fOU that timing io tho poi nt to con
sider, but on thla they nove no doubt t.h&t before parting
company with Badoglio ond t he King it would be tar better to
wait until we ha·vu t"ken Rol:le , From Rome c mora represent a U Yo
and solidly b~aed administration oan be se t up than is possible
to construct now, Tho Cabinet foals tbe. t nothing could be
woree tor our Joint interests and tor the f uture or I taly than~~ to eat up n weolc demoora~io gover!llDent whioh flopped . Becauae "\
it would be neoeeeory to review it when the provinoae in the
north and great 1nduetr1al cantor~ favorable to us and eaaen-
t1al to e de~oorat1o aolution, like Milan nod Turin, havo been
liberated, evon u aottlement reached at Ro~e could not be final ,
Th<> Cobi not doaa not tb1Dl< that tbe ai.< portio• could now re, ..
place tba exi sting Italian gov~rnmont , wbioh has worked in our
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true ooruu1 rept";o~OrH.e t l ve or the I tullan democ:rro.cy or I ta.l l un
nation .
Tue t el egruuo oont by the Allied Coml!andor in Chi er w~re
before the War Cob1not while reaching th~&e conolue i ons , but
the:r do not slulre h i s vie-~o . lic=whlle wo ~ro quHe r ea4y
t o dieouea the euggoat iono put to the St a te Popurtmont i n
par egra 1>h ) of t he Forei gn lioorotary• a numb or 178), AJ.oo 1 t
18 ot oourao reoognhed that the quosU o n ot tl.::ing ...,uld
have to 'bo rev1ewo4 it tho oal) ture or Ror.te should. bo unduly
del aye d, &t\Y fo r t wo or th reo nootha .
Tl.ey r: ek oe , finally , to emphasize the g ro:J t. l:!portAoce
ot not expos ing ony 41fforenoes ot oplniun betweon ou r two
t!;OVornmonto t o tlHt world • e epooia.lly now ; b v t Ruaa i a ha s teken
ind~pondent action without ooneuJ.ta tion with otbor Allie o ln
entering into diroot rol atiuno w1 tb tho Badogllo I!OV8rlllllont,
When wuitln~ a t ow months ml~bt ~o it possi bl e tor a ll t hree
~over=onts to tsk~ un1 t o4 a oti on , 1t woul4 ba a grent pity
it our r ospootive viowpointo bod to bo nr~ued out in Par linmcnt
un4 tbo Preas .
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SeRIAL 621 nAt'S lS liar 19" .,. 7'l1/tll!3
1Sl S071. OR MI.E !l1l!m!
i'OP, MAP ROC!t 1Sl64SZ lvu Amy Code Room
$Ul!J!C1' Italian political situation
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Pl't.e Xin11ter to Pl'ea1dent,
peraonal, W\Diber 622,
We ban bad a 1101t ~1ate telegea t'l'oa
Xountbatten operative part ot Yhioh I ea .. 1141118 you 111
rq ~lately tollov1118.
2. Up1hot il tbat lapuw•• are ataa1118 an otten
l i we with tba apparent objeot ot oapturing ~ plain.
Xountbatten th1111t1 ba ba1 a good ohanee ot 1ntliot1118 a
• lba1'p deteat 011 the IIMIQ' geater than tbat aolairtell 111
reoent Arakan operatioaa.
3 . :neryth1ng depende 011 t17il18 up t'l'oa Arakan
tba operational portion ot 5 Diwiaion, Ol'de11111 tba troop
to 1tand taat 111 pla"• when tba7 oannot be euppl1ed b7
(j) Ol'diJI&l'Y •au and IUPP171118 thea b7 Vil18 111:1 opportuni t7
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equ1Yaloat 1a 10&4 o&rrJilll oapaoitT or 0~1 1 to bl 41-
nrte4 troa t.lle IIIIIIP tor about a -t.ll 1\artl.q 18 -.rob. Bo 11 &OI.JII ohN4 UAlOII OOilti'II'T illltNOtlOJll are l11ue4.
ttJ. 1tu.1 are prettT hlp ill t.ll11 battle 1114 rtotGrT woul4
ban tar reaoh1Jla ooueque-1.
s. IIP1tllb Ch1ot1 or lltat1' ban t ol l&ropbo4 t.lleir
enUre asro-at wi t.ll •OWltbattoa I 1 propo1al1 to Vubl.qtOtl.
Vo tru1t that VII Ch1ot1 ot lltatt wU1 acr••.
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tm!ORAN001! FOR
~non I 4howed the attaehed ~essage {CM-QUT-6853,
dated 16 March 1944) to the President t.st evening, he asked
if its co~enM had been made known to the Prime Mini.ner.
I interpreted his remark to ~n th$t the action reo~nded
in this message shoul4 be used as a ba4is tor reply to ~he
Pri.lce Uiniater' a Uo' s. 622 and 623.
3 Attachment.s Cli-<>U'l'-6853, 16 liar 44, PI!-POTUS /1622, 17 ll&r 44. PU-POTUS #623, 17 liar 44.
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COMMANDING GENERAL ARMY AI!l POl\CES INDIA f!URMA SECTOR NEW DELHI, :i:NDIA
COMMAIIDING GE!i&AAL US AIU>!Y li'ORCES CHlNA, BURMA & INJ)lA PORWARD EatiELON CHV!'IG.IUNG, CHINA
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Prom /irnolcl to Stilwell action Stratemayer signed Marahall, reference SEACOS 112 and 113.
US Joint Chiefs or Staff are recommencl1ng action aubatant1ally as followa:
1. TOOt Admiral Mountbattan 'should ba authorized immediately to divert 30 0 47 or eqU1val~nt C 46 aircraft (at cl:.scretion <>f General Stratemeyer) wl.th crews ft'Om the Ail' 'l'ranapor& Command and directed to return them at the earll.eat poaaible time.
2 . The British Chiefs ot Staff should be' urged to provide immediately the &dditl.onal transport aircraft required by the 3EAC to aupport operations durlllg the remainder of thia dry soaaon and
3. In v1ev or th~ prov1a1ona ot paragraph 2, tho US Chiefs ot Staff ahould not agree to grant Adm11•&l Mountbatten autho1•ity to divert airoratt from tho ATC without
DI OLABBIJIID · .' CiM-O\J'J'-6853 ( lo Mar 44) 117 Authorttr ot ~&Qr;:R
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reference to ~he OS Chiefs of ~tatf, a!Qee the transport aireratt supplied from British sources ahould meet his normal requirements and you are authorized to take appropriate action on these 1netruot1ons and oo=m•n1cate substance of this meaaage to Adllliral Mountbattan and advise Sultan.
Bow subject. Reference our message 5021 March 13, tho first squadron or ATC aircratt tor attachment to the 20th Bomber Command will be expedited as much aa possible 1n an effort to aesiat 1n making good MA'M'ERHORl'l target ~tea.
ORIGINATOR:
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CM-OOT-6853
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General Arnold
OPD General Biaaell JCS Adm lUng / Col. Mathovaon v' Log
(16 Mar 44) mem
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SERIAL 622 DATE 17 lAaroh 1944
nJ.TR/TUIB OR PILE J~J!IRER 170100Z
TOR lW' ROOJI 170404Z \ VIA Anny Code Room
SU~JECT Jap offensive at Imphal; reassigoment of )0 Ci.?'s .
ACTIO!~
(This message 1& continued i n PM 62).)
Referred to Admlrel Leahy by memo f rom Col. Mathewson to Admin.l Leahy , 18 Mar 44, which pointed out that the President wished W~r Dept 1nassege CMOUT- 685) {Copy attached ) to be used as basis for r eply.
Message drafted by Admiral Leahy in the blap Room · 18 Mar; approved by Presi dent on 19 Mar; s2nt to the
.PIA a~ POTU:> «tOl . 19 Mar !.J. . (POTU:; /i50J answers both Pl.l U 22 and il 2).)
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Pollovlq h extraat referred to 1A Para 1 of ~
s.-41ate1J praoe41q telacraa. Begilut.
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"1. Japaaeaa otteu1\'l 1Atent1oJU aa tbe IY COI'pa
traat ba1'& beoa prn1oualJ reported 1A ~ I.JACOI 93 &ad~·
J1:11e1tJ baa ooaoentrated Ulreo 41Y1a1ou with proa~ l.a•
tont10D oaptwr1q Iapbal fllaiJl, Ptrat pbaaa of ottaJU1YI
baa alrea4J beflllll vitb eao1ro11q MY-nt t o aut &114
vaat of 17 D1v1a1on tbre&teDiq to out ! 14d1a 11064 &114
Ulere are aov 111d1oat1ou tbet •1A offeJU1YI •J etart
about 2Q llaroh. OaptUH of Iapbal jllain would SiYI ·~
abwld&Dt foo4 &114 two aU veatller 1alldiq sroad• alld vouldt
"A. CloutUute direct threat t o \N.tf1o aa
a1r flrrJ route alld Aaaaa L of a &114
"II. Jaopar41eo Vllo1o air poa1t1on 1a aort.bllrll
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•••erll claya &114 g~liDs OD clotoatillg our torooa &114
.... oblllg too4 ouppl1oa 1.n r.pllal PlaiA qu1oklJ, !'be ...
1a thoa u opportUIUty vhioh I valo ... ot I.Atllotillg Oil
hill a cletMt ai.mlar to that hi bao ou.ot~ 1A tiM
Aral<AD bUt on a -oh luger ooalo , .... .,. cloeo DOt yot
appear to ba'l'• appreo1atecl tiM ai ae ot lliJI&atl t orooa
belli"" hill vhioh olloulel pro•• a441t1ollal taotor 1.n aohio-
1'1"8 1111 clotoat .
"3, OU1' IUOOIII 1A Azollc&ll vaa clue t O 0111' ability
to 01'411' tl'OOPI to et&ll4 t .. t beOIUII VI ooulcl I Upply ~
by 111' IYID YIMD 1D01l'Olecl , LlthbP14p a1aa101l apb&oilecl
e\lpplJ b7 air •• ••••nt1al taot or 1A .. ~,, auo .. ••••
&8&iaat 3&p&aele &D4 I UOOallal Of &t1lvall11 adY&DOa troa
tiM JA4o &l'la ouppol't thil Yin , It h l'll ... ut t o DOU
that cllll'iDs rabl'l>&l'y Llclo o-t t roope had onr 10, 000,000
pouncla cll'oppecl vhilo total tor Al'al<&ll &114 Jrol aden topt!Ml'
, ...... 6,500 ,000 pounclo.
•• , Beat &IIIYil' to prOIIDt Ia paM II ...... to fielela
ll'la woulcl be co orclll' 17 P1Y1110D to ·- t .. t &114 to
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eupply thea by ail', I oamlot, hov..,er, attord to 4o th1e
oe I baYe 1neutt1o1ent reeerYee v1th1n atr1kiDg d1ataaee . . ot '1'1dd1m to enable .. to ll&ke the neoeuary counter at
tack•, nor have I eutt1cient troneport airoratt both to
aupply troops holding '1'1dd1a area aD4 tly reaerY~e up.
17 D1 v1aion ha~e ther<~tore been ordered to wi thd.J'av north•
warda about halt way tovarde Imphal, J!uoh aa I dielike
th1~, I do not oona1der it eeaential to protection ot
terry route to hold eo tar tOl'Yard aa 'f1dd11l Uld do not
theretore 'oonaider that I ahould be juatitied in aaking
tor div.raion ot a1rcratt trOll the terry route tor th1e
purpoae alone, ' . "5• I do, hovenr, regard it aa 'r1tlll to tha terry
route aD4 to the An8111 L ot C by which it 1a nouriahed, -
aD4 iDdeed to our Whole poa1t1on in,. .... to hold tha I!lphal
Plain, I-diata requ11'8Mnt ie to tlJ up trOll .t.rakan AISP
reintoro ... nta eaeential operational portion .ot 5 D1'r1e1on.
'l'h11 tlJ in ahould be atartad 18 Jllaroh; It ~ lllao be
uoeuary to order trcopa to atalld taat in plaoea vbere
thaJ cannot be eupplied by ordiDarJ •one aD4 to aupply
tbea bJ U8 air, At tha •- u.., an oppOrtunitJ •Y otter
ot ueillB Wingate•• two r ... 11l11l8 brigadea ot hie eeoODd
va'r8 beb'D4 Japane .. torat1ona, !ben •oo ..aat ot oourae
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"6, The dangers ot Jopaneee euccesaea aDd the
magnitude or the deteat vhich we moy 1nt'lict upon them
are both greater than in the oaae ot Arakan, 'I'J'oop 0&1"•
riel' .,._.,M are alread; cOIIIDiitted to support or Xaladan
Diviaion tbl'ee LRP brigadea aDd Ledo toroe aDd cannot
carry out the reqllil'ementa 1Jidioated in rq Para 5 vi thout
the addition ot up to 30 C'7'a or the equivalent in load
carrying oapao~ty ot c-61a vitb combat aDd mainteDanCe
oren tl'om 18 March tor about a 1110nth. All the ail'Or&t't
borrowed tl'om A'l'C tor AJ'akan e~~ergenoy vera l'etlll'lllld vi th
leaat poaaible delay but aince the emergency ia even greatel'
than in the oaae ot the AJ'alcan aDd ainoe it ia clear that
Impbal attack aDd AJ'alcan are beth part or ODe J&p&Deae plan
I~hiftk it 1a juatitiable to regard the p&l'iod ot emersen07
a a continuing. I should be glad to l'8ce1 YO your oont11'1111•
t1on thet rq int&l'PI:'&taticn 11 correct, Unleaa I receive
1natruot1ona to the contrary tl'om you, &iroratt vill h&Ye
110nd by March 1a:· \ Wo l!ig
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I By R. B. Parka \tA~ 6 1972
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• TH E WHITII H OUSE
WASHI NGTON
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Apr11 3, 1944,
MEl!ORANDUl! FOR
ADMIRAL LEAJri:
FOR THE NECESSARY ACTION ,
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SeRIAL 62) DATE 17 Ma r ch 1944 ~~=T~~~/T~I-Im--~------l-7-01_2_2_Z _ __ ~~~-OR FILE NlliJBER
~T~OR~!~~~~~~~-~~~7~0~1~04124·---~~;,:.V~I~A~~•rmy Code Room SUnJEC'I'
Jsp offensive a t Impbal; reassignm«t or 30 C47 ' s .
ACTI ON
This message is continuation <>f Pl.! # 622, which s ee for oompl :te action.
llnllwered by POTO~; #503 . 19 Alar 44.
COPIES TO: !lATE: BY DlRECTIOII OF:
ACT!Oll COI'PLET~1 FII.Rilo ~ 300 Burma, Ind i a , Chine
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RIGRADEO UNCLASSrFI!D by Brltloh Govt ., Sta~e Dept . tel . , 8-29-?2 B:r R. H. Parka Date MAY 6 197t
the Pr .. 1dant ot the 1Jn1ted Stat ..
62\ Piled I 181715 Z
Priae ll1n1atar to Praa1dant RooaaTalt aoet eaore t &114 pereonel.
* 1. V1D&Dt an• .. J OIU' latter th1a aol'll1ll&. .AI
JOU are eo keen t or the oo~ ot Inonu, I voD4ar vhathar
7ou vould care to apen4 ... t ar v1th • at Jle..-uda . I call
arr1'f8 there on the 5th aD4 va could aeparata on the 11th
or earli er it JOU are preaaad, I voul4 not augaaat br1n&·
in& the areat etatta but onl7 the pr1nc1pala on the aoala
v1th vh1ch va vent to teheran, I t 1a not ao IIUOh that
there are nav dapertul'ea in pol107 to be taken but there
1a a need attar aore than 90 daJ• ot aaparat.1on tor chaok1Da
up an4 ehalr1 na toaathar .
2 , I - hardan1na tor OftiiLOJID •• tha u.. p t a
nearer. Parhape llarahall vUl ahov J OU • tel•ar- I .. nt
h1a ,
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SER:W. r624 18 liar '4
181715:1.
I'OR l!AP ROCII l8/2010Z 1 VIA At\1Y Cod$ Room
8U1~ Conference a~ Qe~uda.
ACTIOI
'Po the President. vie. Adoirul llrown.
Urnt~ reply prep~red uy A~lral L~ahy; approved by the P~eoldent with chonge& i oont to the PN as NTUI:> bso6. 20 Mer t.L.
CCPlEI TOt BY DSR!IC'rJOfi or,
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Pro"': MA London To: The Preaident of the On1 ted State a
llo. 625 Piled: 1817H Z
Pri"'e Minlater to Preaident Rooaevelt personal.
J>olloving i e lateat from OJ about Poland. llo leek
age baa occurred for vb1cb ve are reaponaible. We did not
tell the Pole a an1th1ng . On the other band the "observer"
nevapaper vae undul1 vell informed about Stalin's att itude,
This ve think could only have come from the Ruaaien Eabeeay.
The matter 1e or r elative unimpor tance. llbat mattera 1e
that our tel.lta v1tb him on thia aubject are at en end. He
baa definitely avoided eeeing Ambaooedor Clerk Xerr. Pre
aently I shell have to mak:e some a,tate.,ent 1n Parliament
vh1ch I do not expect he v1ll like very much. Moanvh1le I
do not propoee to send any anaver. Telegram from OJ beglne
I received from Sir A Clark Xerr on March 12th your
••••age ot March 7th on the Polish question.
Thank JOU tor the explanations vhicb you made in
thia me eo age.
In apl t e or the fact that our correspondence 1a
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considered secre t and peraonel the contents of my letter
to you have tor some t i me begun to appear in the Engliah
preae, and, moreover, v1th many distortions vh1ch I have
no pose1bil1ty of refuting.
I consider th1e to be a breach ot se crecy, Thia
tact makes it difficult for me to expreea my opinion
freely . I hope that ' you have understood me,
Telegram from- UJ enda.
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2'1 March l9~4
liiiiOIWIIUI I'ORt
Tbe PNdG.m. baa dl.reot.ocl t.bat t.be o.p..n..at. of at..h be 1\lral.tl .. 1d.tb the uuobecl OC>flilu or •••....._. ~-ra 6lJ and 6)0 t raa t.be Prta• IU.nht.er to U.. P'r,..id.-at. tor 1te 11\to,...uon..
lt. l a r~ested that • oopy ot ~ Npl:r ud• or a.ct.lon Ukea by the O.,.l'\IMat of St.t.e to \he•• • ••.agee ~ rorwerded to the White Ho\lea Ma,p aoc. tor the 1ntorut.ion ot t.bt Pr .. ideat.
Cbetter C. WOod, Ctptain, ou ,
A .. b ·t.aat Manl A14e t.o tht Pr .. ident..
• -•I• Prtae IUN..ter / t.o PrNld-, 1625 •
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To Tho Prooidont
Nc;, I 625
Sr!OAI!!f llo.rch 18, 1944
Tbo lotu t trcm Stalin concornitl( Poland ia u !ollowo1
won. On llarch 12 1 received ,.,.... .. oo&ga or ~larch 7 on tho
Polloh situation troa Mbaoaador l orr, Thank 1011 nry '""cb !or tlla
axpl &D&tiono wh1cb you Udo in thio JHaoago, Tna contento o! rq l atter
to :you han boon appearing in t he &>,llob prou tor ..,.., t.ima daapi t o
t.be tact that. our corre1pondence i e conaiderecl pereooal. and eeor·et .
lloreonr thoro are 111&1\7 dhtorti ona whioh 1 non no poaaibillt;y or . ..
tut.iog. thh in IR opinion 1e a broach or oooroo7 aad aakoo it bar<l
• tor mo to axprooa trool)' rq apinioa. 1 truot that :you have urdorotood
• • • UNCVOTI.
Wo have told tho Poloo DOtllitl(. No 10&11&~• boo occurred tor
!om ed on Stalin' • attitude, We think that tbio information oould
ban ..,., cblT t,..,. tho Ruaaian Jabaooy. llon vor it b ot relative
UD111portaaco, Tho cbio! - ttor it that our diocu~t!oaa 'lll.th b1A on
tbio oubjoct are now concluded. Stalin bao do!1n1tol7 a.oidod oooinr
our Aabaoaador 1 Clark Ierro I n tbo n .. r tuturo I oh&ll be required to
ul<o ..,.. tort ot a ot at •ont i a Pa:rlha ont which I do not think lltalin
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FROM Tho Prime Minister TO The President
SERIAL 627 DATB 18 Ma r 1944
llATR/Tl!JE OR FILE l~'lll'BR 1817HZ
TOR V» ROQI l82010Z I VIA AI'my Code Room
SO'!JECT Russian-?olish relations .
ACT lOll
To President by Admiral Brown.
"Pres1dont does not care to answer this" -- Colonel ),luthowoon , 20 !o\ar 1944 •
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SIACOI ll7•r.o. D1ok1e l'epeate4 to Joint Start ll1ee1oD
Y111 ehow 7011 all the po .. 1b111t1•• that aN open 1D th1e
theatN all4 the eDO-. poftl' ot ail' tl'e.Depo!'tet10D applied
t o aotual t11bt1DC.
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"'For ::ii:!AOO::i 117 ond 118, see 'poTUo #505 . ·
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S?:RIAL 626
llA TE/TIIII OR FILB tntU!ll!J\ 19/ll)OZ
YOR V.AP Roal 19/J 21 SZ
sUBJECT Re Mountl)l) tton • s "'"""o;. of oporations in .h'o.r East.
ACTION
' TO The President
DAti 19 liar U
E,my Code Rt>on
117, e nd possibilities
To President via Admiral Leahy.
Admiral Loob y dict~ted reply in llap Room, 20 llor ~1.; approved by Lho Pres idont ; sont to tho PM as POTU~ d505 , 20 MAr 44 .
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ACTIO!l rO!'l'U:TElh PtLF.Ih ~ JOO Durms, India , Chinn
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It\ LondOA IID&llolld The President of the united Statea
627 P1ledt 191700 z Prt.e X1n1eter to Preeident Rooee•elt. Pereonal.
I ha•e aonaulted Zden on rour propoaed .. •••88
to Prea1dent Illonu. He 1a711 Beginll
We are alread7 atudrins hov beat to induce Turka
to lt.it the suppl:r of ohr.- to Oel'ID&Il:f. Queation 1a
nr:r cotopl1eated one o'd.ns to exlating Turo.o-0.1'111&11 agree
menta and I doubt vhather peraonal appeal to Turkiah
PHeident vould help at pl'eoent a t age , Aa :rou knov Turko
al'l at present in a ••r:r aelt1ah and obatinate mood and
an appea~ to the1l' bettel' teelinga might ha•e the oppoa1te
etteot to 'llb&t ve daaae. itt JA all • qu .. u- ot tia1na
and I vould auggeat that the Pl'ea1dent•a .. aaa88 ahould ba
kept in reaene until ve han daoided Yhat ve actua U:r
v~o~~t the 'rul'ko to do and han tound out hov tu thaT are
lUcel:r to gc, .lbon all tbere 1a ~l' that ther v1U
reprd a o triendl:r a ..... ,. at th1a Juncture aa a atsn
ot wakening on OUl' put •
point ot •tev.
lfo lltg
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The President baa 41 rooted t bn t
tho attached. messages be sect to the Depart
ment ot Stcte tor preparat.loo o r reply,
OODJ..II ::. , COw.l!G> , L1eutonant {Jg), U,S,N, R,
3 Inola. Ploi-POTU~, *627, v/
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19 JUrob 1944• WIHANr-l'\lTUS, 1191700 ,
19 l.larcb 1944.
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TO Tli:.:. I'JU:::Slllu'l'l'
NO 627 , 19 <-ARCh l94L
As a result of o. oonterence on .:our proposed message
to Inonu , Zden ba3 th oso oocaents:
•We 6r a even now atudJ1ng the bo~t way ~ induce Turkey
t.o lieilt tbe aupply of chrome to Ge!Uany , 1 lloubt wbetber a
pe"oontll appoul to lnonu would h<>l p at tbo prf>oont atage o.e
tho ~ue"tion i• a ver1 compli aa t ed one owing to o ~i ~tl ng
Turoo-German ~reecaenta . An af)1; eal to tho1r bettor feeli ngs
might bave the oppceito erreot to what wo c!oolr<> sinoo as
/ OU. r::x»w the Turlea at present ere 1n a Yf!Jr'/ cel1"1ob and
obstinate mood , It 1a all o , ues tion or t1m1ng. Until we
have decided wha t wn w~nt tho Turks to do ond ~ve aaoeTte i ned
how far t!ley will go , 1 wo uld euggeat thnt tho Prnsident's
moonage should bn held i n r eserve. At t hlu j unct ure the r• i s
a do nger thnt tho; wi ll regar d such a friondly aeaaage a •
nn 1nd1oat1on ot weakening on our pert. "
Possi bly JOU will give tl.l s p;>int o f v1ow aone oonal der-
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SERIAL 627 DATB 19 Mar 191, 4
nATF/Tli!E OR FILE NII!!Jl&R 191 ?OOZ
I vu Arc.y Code Room ,.OR IW' ROOll 191850Z S!ll!JECT
Chro:oo to Get"'12 n,y .
AC'!'IOII
(See ~1-l'OTUt> H624, Paro 1; •l"""'~T-POTU:>, Unno, 19 i.lor 1,4 ; l'•lJoi..N!'- POTUt> , Unno, 19 Mar 44 {2nd msg). )
To P1•osidene viti usher .
By direction of the President, sent eo St a te Uepurtment 20 War 44 for preparation of reply.
On 15 Apr 1.1., Map Room called 8ec State'e otfioe for check on action . l'ollowins info:'!:stion g1 van: State Departmsnt embassiee in ~scow , London, and Anlca ra havo been int. med tbat tl.e letter referred eo in 11627 will be indGfin1tely w1 thheld. The British Ambassador in l'laehl ngton was informed that 1 t would ~., t oe sent; and it wsa aesumed by the ~tate Dept th11t he would intom the P r iace !.i1 n1ste t·. The St ate Dept considers this matter oloeod, and llaa filed th e meseage . ( (OVJ:.R ) 1
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628 P1led1 191830 Z
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Pl't.e Killietel' to Pl'ea1d&llt ~ooaoYo1t. Pel'a011&1.
See &tate llep&l't .. At 1 a ........ thl'OU&h Vill&llt
dated llal'oh 1•.
1. Vo ha'fe to1lowd Cll'ar' a lea d 111 IM1&11c1 a11d
1 t 1e 1&:1'17 da7a to I t&l't N&IIUl'1118 De Val&l'&, 'fhiN 1a
not •uoh eo!Ue 111 a doctol' tell1118 a patient that tho
•c11o111e h e hao Juat PNI0:1'1bec1 tol' h1o 111:1"11 tl'oublu
11 01117 coloNd ntol'. I th1nk lt voulcl be auoh bettel'
to keep tho• cu-•• 1118 tor a vbllo.
2. I do not propooe to otop tho .11oooooary tl'a4a
betveen 81-1 ia111 &lid be1&11d Ol' to PN'fent an7thlllg 1101118
111to IN1&11d, I do pl'opoae to atop ah1pa 1101118 t'l'om INl&lld
to 8pa111 &lid Pol'tupl &lid Othel' toNilll pol'tl llllt11 OVDLOIID
1a l&UIIohed. Olle ll\lat -.bel' that a ah1p •r atut out
111 ooe diNoUoo &lid tUl'll ott 111 &IIOthel', 'l'heN 11 no
c11tt1oult7 111 atopp1118 ah1pa. fila abo.,. a.lao appl1ea to
ouU&l'd boUIId &1:1'P1aua vbioh n ahall tl'J to a top b7 nel'J
Mall& 111 OUl' povel'. !he object ot tha .. MaaUNa 1a not
~UNCLASSIFI ED by BrJLiob •t • • &tate Dept. t·el . • 3 .. 28-72
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apUa ap1Aat the I1'1ab but pl'tiUJ'"fa t1on o:t !lr1t1ab and
A8er1oan eoldiara' 11Yea and a~t our plana ba ing
batra:rat! b7 all1nar1aa aent b7 ••• or a il' troa the OerMD
lt1D1etar 1D Dublin. :S1Doa the bas'""'"l ot 1~3 OD17 19
Iriab abipa baYe l ett I riab porta, ao.a •••eral tt.aa, ao
t he &Yil 11 not ••1'7 81'8at. We are alao outting ott
t a l a pbonea ant! rea t r 1ot1DS o~oationa to tbe ut•oat
and alao atopping the ADalo•Irioh A1r L1Da troa ruDDiDg.
I repeat , all our aotiona v1ll ba tuen trOll 110t1Yaa or
aal :t praaanatton and nona troa thoaa or aptte .
3 . I:t hovnar tbe l1'11b retaliate b7 doing • .,...
thJ..Ds Ybiob 1D no va7 halpa t~ but ..... 17 anno:ra ua,
auob •• atopping the ~o7Jl&a Airport :tao111t1ea, I aboult!
reel tree to retaliate on tba1r or ou obannal trade. !'be7
voult! ban opened a ..., obaptar and aoonoll1o .. aaurea or
retaliation voult! be oona14arad. I voult! tall 7ou about
tbau before va took the•.
If . It aaaaa to .. tbat ao tu tl'o• alla71ns alara
1D De Valara 1a oil'olaa va ahould let tear vorl< 1 to health7
pr ooua . 'fbarab7 ve aball .. t bebind the aoanaa • oontiDuad
ati:t:teniDS up or the Ir1ab .. aaurea 'lb1ob ann ncnr are not
10 bat! to prennt a l•U:aca.
5 . I pther that the lltata Dep&l'-nt Y1ll probahl7
not 41aasraa with the &bon, tor 1tr IIUll aa:ra 1D the ••aaca
UIIUillll UliCLASSil'm by Brltllh OO'ft., Stat e Dept. t e l. , 3-29 .. 71 BT R. H. Parka Dat•MAY 6 1972
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aboTe quoted! BeliD•·
I u i.noli.ned to beline howenr that tor the
tiM beJ..na at least n 1hould not .U. &117 ltateMnt to
the pre11 or oomait our1elTe1 to the Iri1h OoTernaent
that n han no intention ot inltitutJ..ng ee'iM10111o 1anot1on•.
llndl .
And I hope th11 M:J al10 be 'fOUl' deY •
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IIDIOIWIDllol .roa TJU. :OJ>Ciu/l;.JU 011 M'n1'il
Tbe President bee d1rooted thnt
the attaohed moa uageo be aont t o the Depart
ment or Sw te t or prepare t1on ot reply.
3 Inol• · PM- POTUtl• 1627,
OOO.oll :.. COLJ.IN:i, Li eutenant (Jg) , O,S, N,R.
19 .ller CIA 1~ / Pli-1'01'\Jb , ji628, o/
19 Meroll 1941,. WI~-POTUo , f19l?OO,
19 llarob 1944.
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• 1• 1. &\ otraPt !late lAY 6 19n
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lfJ 628 , 19 o>JJ<Cio 191.4
Rel'er t o meosugo ot 14 !.!arch from Stt.te Dopurtu.ont
t hrough Winant.
1 . Gr~<y ' a luud in lro.lncd he~ boon followed by us and
1t 1a too ooon to bo;;in roassur1ng Do Vnlern . A doctor
tolllng ~· p~ti o nt that oed1oine prosoribed ror bis nerve
trouble is only oolorod wntar 1o senseleoe. To keop them
guosuing for u whi l o "uuld be ~ucb bottor in my opinion.
2 . My pro, osel i s no t to prevent anything goi ng Lnto
Irolond or to stop tbo neososary trade betweon Bri tain and
lr.> land. Until .:.v ... J.ORD io launched I do pr.>po ae to etop
shi ps fro>. golng to bpaln, Portugal 6n4 Otbur !o ro1gn porte
rro~ Ireland, lt ~uat be rdQeobered that a sh1~ can start in
one directlo:t and · t.ura 1n e.n.;, thGr . Wo have no t.rouOle s top
ping ships. Outwnrd bound n1rplc nee uro oleo included in tho
cbove which we sh&ll do mr ut most to Bt op. Spite cga1nst
tho Irish ia not the intention or tho~• mea•urea but rather
provision aga1not ur ?lana being betrayed by eo1aaaries sent
bf sea or nir r~ the Oenoan Minister 1n Dublin and preser
vation or Brl tioh an4 Amer1oan sold1ere • 11Yaa . The evil 1a
no t nrt great . Since tho begionlng or 19') ooly 19 lrlsh
ebip s , some aeverhl timon , have l ett Ir1eh porta. Also we
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ore e:oppins: the ~\nglo-Iri&h Air L.ine tro1 .. r unning , outtins
otf t el&i)l\01'108 find i' 10tr10tiD8 Ull OO~IUD1Qatio aa to the Ut
most . I rt'11t e':'"t.o.t.o thf.t t.totlves or aolt-prooervn ti~Jn and not
up1t& diotete ou ~ aotlo na.
) . I would t eol tree to ato_ thelr oroae ohnnnel trade
lC t.ho I rish ahou14 retuJ.lato by 4o1Jlg aoc:othlog whloh '110Ul4
not help tboc. but o.oly oo..ooy ua , such as atop~ ln.g the Yoy nea
Airport t •oilitiva . Eoonow.1c geuauroa of r-otol1at 1on V.'OUld
ba considered B11\00 tbt)y woul d have opooo4 a now ohopt~r.
J:Jeto'Nl we d i d any ot th1a I would i nt'orc you.
4 . I think thru. wu bhould let !&r~r work it& h eal thy
process n! t her t.hon to allay elnr:l i n De Vt\lora • a ol::.~clea .
In that wtij' we shall 6flt a continued at.1tt'en1ns U? or the
Iriab ~aauree beh1o4 the scenes . At the co~ent these a re
not so btld to prevent c. l~ukoge .
5. 1 don 't think th o !>tate Dopur t t11i.\nt will d io&.greo with
the (sbove ninoo 1Jr. Hull e n1a in po't't in thu taeeoe.go oent1nne 4
ubov e:
" I ~ 1:lol1ned to believe l:owo•or thot t or the t 1t::e be i ng at leaa t we should not cak ct e.ey at.·ute::~.ent to preaa or oom:a1tfpurae1Te3 t.o the lrl lh Cove ru:.ont that wa have DO 1nteot1on ot ta.at1tut1na oOOQ0:11e ae.notione."
It 1s cy hope that thi a 1a your Yiew alao.
iJolADID U"CLA&SIPtED b7 Brlti l k lo•t •• ltate Dept. tel •• a-28-11
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SERIAL 628
llA'I'P./TDB OR PILE !JJUEER 1918)0:1.
I vu. :t.,.y Co4o Room TOR XJ.P ROOM 19/2005Z
SUBJEC"f 1 l"Olan<l.
AC'l'IOli
Io tho Preot<lent vi~ uoher .
By d1r~ot1on ot the President, oo~y aont to State Department 20 Mar 44 tor preparation or roply.
COPIES T01 t)ATBI BY DIRECT I Otl OP I
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Prt.e atDieter to Pree14ent Booeenlt.
1. I aa 1D4ee4 11'1e'Ad &114 •u•uet r .. t wUl
4o :rou ao04.
2. I 4o not th1DII: the etatt -t1111 Yol'tll•
While without o\11' kill& \here.
3, I hope :rou are etUl plann<na :rour Y1e1t
ben tor the areat eYent after :rou are tull7 reoonre4.
lo 11&
C: -•• •• ;' ;~· ll .. ... ,SC' • • • ED 01 L .. · • \.l (,s.
Govt., ~•nto DDpt. ~el., S-29-1? B7 R. B. foru .Jlate MAY 6 1972
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• • FROl£ The Prime Mi nist e r 'o The Pre•ident
SERIAL 629 DATE 21 Mar 44
TIATR/Tll$ OR FILE ~11!1llER
21/l5l6Z
\VIA Al)ny Code Boom TOR V.JJ' Rom! 21/1M5Z SU"-JECT
Bermuda meeting.
ACTIOli Answers PO~ #506 .
To Pr~sicient via usher .
Draft r ep l y prepared by Admiral Leahy· approved by President with alterations; sent' to PM as R0TU~ tso? . 22 Mar /./. , .
COPIES TO:
AC'fiOll ~O!'l'Lf:TED I ~t.~< 210 DJ::kwUvA
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BY DlRECTlOtl OF:
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llal'oh 21, 1944 - ' \.' '/ Proaa IIA London, !!niland
To: The Pr.e1dent ot the UD1ted Steteo
llo. 630, P1l.ed 2ll052Z.
Pr1• Kiniater to Prelident Rooee'fllt, J'eroonel and ____ .,.
Reterenoe -r t elesraa nu.ber 625.
I hl'fe today oent tollovill8 reply to UDole J .
ao Ybatt
Prime Kinbter to llal'ohel &telin. "Pereonal and
aoe t eeoret.
Your telegraa or Maroh 16th.
1. P1ret or all I awot oonsratulate you again
on all the von4ertul y1otor1eo your Araieo are v1Dnillg and
aloo on the extre•ly t•IIJlerate Y&T in vh1ob TOU have deal~ vi th the Pinna. I euppoee they are worried about illtemill8
the nine Oer.an Div1e1one ill Plnltad tor tear that the nine
Oerun D1viliOIUI ehould illtem thea. We are IIUOh obliged to
you tor keepill8 ua in touoh v1th all your aot1on ill th1o
Theatre.
2. W1 th regard to the Polee, I aa not to bla..
ill aar Y&T about r.vealill8 TOur aeoret oorreapondenoe, The
11l!'o~t1on vaa &inn both to the AJier1oan Berald Tribune
,~:::.::;;~~~ ' 't@- ltiGJWl]Q) tlliOLABBIPIID b7 Brl t!oh dz: Clovt.' State Dept. tel.' 8-29- ?2
·, ~ ~ iJ U 87 R. H. Perko Date
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oorreapOIIdallt Ul4 to tlw Loa401l u .. a oorHapcedellt b7 the
~'1'1at .-, ... 7 ill Loll401l. Ill. tlw latter oau it vu &1ftll
paraOil&llT b7 ~aaaador Quae'!'.
3, I aball ban n~ 10011 to Mb a atate .. llt to
the BO\I.II ot C- about tbe Poliah poa1t10ilo Thla Y1ll
ill'l'oln 117 a&Till& that the att-ta to .ab u ..........,....t
bet,.., tlw S0'1'1et Ul4 Pol1ah Oonl'11811lta haft brobll dOWilJ
that ,. OOiltillua to reoo&Jllae tbe Pol1ah Oonl'11811lt, with
whoa ,. han baall ill oOiltilluou.a relat101la ailloe the illfta101l
or PolUI4 ill 19391 that n llCI¥ oCDa14ar all queat10ill or ~1-
torial. ohallp auat &Y&1t the aralat1oe 01' paaoe oceterelloea or
the Yiotor1oua ponra1 Ul4 that ill tbe .. utt.. ,. O&ll re·
OOIJlill llO foP01ble treaafeHilOel Of terr1t~,
•. I aa repaat1Jll thia telepaa to tlw PHa14eJ>t or
the 1Jhited !Ita tee, I Olll7 nab I had better MYI to &1'1'1
hill tOt' the aab or all.
5, Pillall7, let - IXPHU the l&l'llllt bopa that
the brealldOIIIl 'llhioh baa II£1ZI04 betwo- ua.-..at Polall4 YUl
llOt han Oll7 adftrao err .. t upca oar ooop;Nt1oa ill other
e))borea Wbere the •illtelllllOo ot oar •- aouca 11 or tile
&HOteat OODIIquell00°o
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The Secretary ot State
The Preoideot b•e Qi,rected that the Department. of State be !urniahed. with the a\~ oopi .. o! ,. .. ._. Humbon 625 an4 6)0 from the Pri:u ll1n1ater to t.he President. to'r ita info.-tion.
It 11 requeot-ed that a copy ot an;y reply =ade or action talttn by the Department ot State to thue liltasagea be forwarded to the White House hp Room ror the information ot the Pree1dent
Very reapect~y,
Cheoter C. lood1 Captain, USN,
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Aaaietant Naval Ai<ie to the Proe1dent
Enol .Wee. PrJJae IUnieter to Prooidont, 1625.
Ilea. PriOlo lliniotor / to p,.,u.m., 16JO.
DlCLASS!FI&D By Do)IUty Arcbhht ·or tho' U.S·
s1 '. J. stewn Date MAY 6 1972
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Pra:t: '!'he Prim.e 1!ini~ter ,.
To ' 'the Prca1dent
~o. 1 630
SEie my nu=.ber 625. Today 1 mt~.de t he following reply to St.alln.
So .. hotl
QJOT!. Ret•rence your tel.egr:am ot Karch 16, let a a con&ratulata
you once more on the vot'y tm:pcrate way in which you h.avo dealt wit.h tbe
tinns and al.eo on the !rlll.rveloue vietorl ee your Amiea are winning. 'The
intenment ot the 9 Gena.an D1 via1ona in Finland ~rriee you, I 1.masine 1
beeauce you !ear that the Finna misht bo in~erned by tha 9 Oenna n Div
is-ions. 9fe muot t hank you very flo.\lCh to:- keep1116 ue up to date on all
your actions 1n tbia theater.
'Kith rt~ference to the Polca1 you canoot. blame me in an,;r way cor:r '
earning the rovealing ot your &ocret corre~ndonce. The Soviet Eabaeay
1n London eave the in!'onaa.tion to both the London ~· oorre.-pondent
and the M.erica..t'l Heioal.ci Tribune correspondent. In tho caee o! the London
T~es correspond.ent1 .A.-nba.a~dor Gusav gave this intomation peroonall.y.
Very aoon I eh&l.l be requ.irod to maJc• a et.atc•nt conc•rninc th•
Poliah situation to the Houoe of Con:r.lons. In thia st.ate~U~nt I shall be
obliged to ll&y that at.t·ecnpt.:r to negOtiate an arrangeaent between the
Sorlet. and Polleh GoverMente have broken do.-n} that we now cona1.der all
t(Uoc t ionsc of t.orritor14l cha.n.ge muet await thu armietlce or pu3ce con
ter•neoa of the victorious powe~eJ: that we continu• to recognise the
Polish Govtn:a.ent nth Wca •• h&Yt beoo in eont.inuoua re4t1on eino•
~ _fRIGRADID ONCLASSIJIZD by British ~ Govt., Stato Dept. t ·el., 8-29-72
By R. 1!. Parko Da~y G 1!172 .I ~ .
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t.he l nvuion or Pol.&nd 1n 19)9J and t.bAt. we can reoo,-nlae no Cor<dbl.t
t.rtAI!tr~•• ot territory prior to an aza1at.1ot or pe•c• coDlereoet.
Sine• • copy or tbia treltgrR is beirt.B l t.n:t. t.o t.ht Preei•.ent, I wiab !OJ"
the eGke ot all I hat! bat.t.eor nt w! t.o l:lve hla.
Laet-11 1 earnutl,y hope that. t.ht 'br61kdo.n ltlioh h&e occurre<l
b•tw.,cn \1.0 on t.ho Polioh Mtut..t:.ion will not. e t hct adv.,.rttel~· our eo-
opor~t.ion i n ot.hor cpherea wherre t.hu uintorvmoo o f our cotlhOn act.i\.'1 •
1o o! tho ,reatoot importanco. UNQUOTE,
&EORADID U~CLASSIFl&D b7 E> : !sb Gowt., State Dept. tel. 'M~-2{.-72 By 1\, B. Parke Date AY 6 1972
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SU,JI!CT Russi a n Polish rel ati one .
ACTION (Further t o Po. 11625)
To President via usher. Draft reply prooparod by A4m1ral Looby; approved by tho Proeident w1 thout chango; sent to PM 85 POTUb usoa. ?2 Uor 44 .
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COPIES TO • 1lATEt BY nrnt:crxou OF•
ACTIOII Nll'PU:-iEih !. riU!lh UR 052 Ruasi an- Polltib relati na •
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• From: U. S. Military Attache London, England
To: The President of the United States
Nua~ber 631, Piled 30/2325Z
Prime Minister to President Roosevelt.
and personal .
Para l . In the messages ve exchanged last month • .. • • • - • • • • • • • I ... .. .. .. M.... .. .. .. .
about Spain, ending v1th your Nr. 478 or February 23rd,
,.. 'rt' ltl ,._. ~ment With '00' vlev that_ ~ "~!<!
r~ecb a rapid aettle~nt vith the Spaniah Oover~~t on a
basis vhich vould obtain for us the politic~ ~~ military
requirements to Vhich ve have alvays attached great 1m-.. . .. . .. ··· - .... ·-· .... -~ .... - .... . . port~;t_ce_? and at the aeme __ time s~c~re 1n .. erreet a cessa_t1?~
or _ ~pa~~~~ volfram exports to Germany for the first half or
this year,
Para 2. In the e~bsequen~ negotiation condueted 'by
our t vo ambaaaadora at Madrid, in Vhioh Sir S. Hoare has
given the strongest support to your representati ons, it has
become clear that, Vhile ve can still obtain full satisfact
i on or our other reQuirements, ve cannot v1th1n the next
rev months obtain a complet e embargo on Spanish volfram ex
porta for the Vhole of this year, Vhich 1a Vhat I under-
stand you are There
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has, however, been a temporary embargo since earl y January.
Para 3. We have, therefore, reached a situation in
Vbich we mus t either accept some slight compromise over
wolfram or prolong the present deadlock. This vould mean
running certain seri ous risks , quite epert from postponing
our enjoyment of such va l uable benefits as the closing of
the German consulate at Tangier and the cleaning up of t he
German espionage system throughout Spanish territory.
Pare 4 . I have no doubt that by increasing our
economic pressure ve can eventually bring Spain to heel.
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In fact, vith reasonable people the mere threat should be
enough . The Spaniards ere not, hovever, reasonable end they
have a capacity for tightening their bolts in resistance to
foreign pressure. This would, I am convinced, postpone any
se ttlement for several months. MeanVhile, we should !un
the folloving serious risks: -
(1) Betveen 700 and 1000 tons of wolfram re
presenting Spanish stocks nov on the Pyrenees, might be
handed over to the Germans in exchange for important suppl ies,
i ncluding gasol ine, which the Germane are nov offering t o
Spain. This would be a far greater help t o the German var
effort t han the 100 or 200 tons on Vhieh our present dis-
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cussions are centered;
(2) The Spaniards will clearly apply ~conomic
counter measures. This would mean that ve should lose the
Spanish iron ore which at present provides 42~ of British
requirements at a great economy i n shipping and fuel. We
should also lose Spanish potash~ which is essential for the
maintenance of British agri cultUl'e. Finally, our purchases
i n Spain are only made possible by Spanish financial facili
ties, wi thout which we should run out of funds in a few
weeks, Although these considerations have been put to your ;
government I am not aware of any satisfactory me thod by which
these essent ial needs could be r eplaced from other sources.
Para 5. I understand t hat the State Department have
suggested that the Spaniards might be brought to accept a
total wolfram embargo nov by the offer of a long term economic
agreement. Our viev which is, I understand, shared by all
our experts i n Nadrid, is that such a prospect is i llusory.
Such a settlement would mean replacing the very important
.supplies which Spain now gets f rom German-controlled Europe,
including in particular mach.i nery and arms. It vould , i n any
case, take several months to negotiate during Vhich we should
r un all the risks I have mentioned above. Nor do I t hink we
should be well advised to enter i nto any long term commit-
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aim at is a short term arrangement Wh ich wi ll seeu~e im
portant tangi ble benefit s nov at a very omall cost in
wolfram exports to Oormany. When we have, as we hope,
established the second front suceeaafully, the whole
pict~e Will change. The supply or oven 50 tons of wol
fram a month to Oermeny meanWhile, Whi ch is what is nov
in question, cen be of little real aeeietance to the
Oerman war effort and can certainl y not be balanced against
t he much greater advant ages Ger many vould probabl y obtai n
if we fail to break the deadlock nov.
Para 6. I hope, therefore, you vill agree that,
having tried unsuccessfully to obtain a total wolfram em
bargo but having nevertheless made more satisfactory pro
gress than might originally beve been e·xpected, ve should
now authorize our ambasoadors to secure immediatel y the
most favourable wolfram settle~ent they can obtain. Thie
should be on the basis of not more than 50 tons of wolfram
a month being allowed through to Germany during the next
fev vi tal montha •
• Para 7 . In u:aking th18 proposal I would venture to
remind you that ve have gone along with you in Argentina and
that ve feel entitled to ask you to take our v1ews ' ~er1ous ly
i nto account in the Iberian Peninsula, Where our strategic
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and economic interests are more directly affected than
are those of the United States.
Para 6. It seems to me that ve should make a fatal
mistake 1f ve risk throwing these 750 to 1000 tons of vol
fram into German hands as vall as loa1ng all the other
advantages vhich are nov open. I earnestly hope that you
v111 give your consideration to our appeal v1thout vhich
ve shall be i n very serious difficulties . Among other
things Ambassador Hoare vho has held moat or our off ices
of state and ia a member of Parliament nov evidently vishea
to resign. I could not auppor t 1n public the policy vhich
ia nov being enforced upon us . Do please consider the
e.rguments of thia telegram.
No Sig
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RIGIADID UJOLASSIFIID by irlt!ob Go• t ., St ate Dept. t el., 3-li-71 lly II . •· tuu Daw MAY 6 1972
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lii!IIORAHOUII t'QR
TH~ SfCMTAlli OP STAT!
The President h&a c11 1"'ect.ed that the at-
t ached rseaaa,ge No. 6)1 rro. the Prim• ili nht.ar, oat·ld
JO liard> 1944, be ! orw>rdod t.o tho St.ato Oopar'laont
tor preparat.ion ot JOepl,y.
0001111 S. OOI.I.IIIS, Lioutonant (JI ) , U, S,N.R.
1 l nol. Priae W.1n1•t.er t.o P·relid e.nt., 16)1., JO !larch 1944.
!mOLAS&IJllt liJ O.,Ut r Arclohht or - u._a •
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tlltll1 l!!l' PllDIE IIINISTEI! '10 1 TH! PR!SID!Jif
NO 1 63l, JO llaroh 1944
1~ lou iad.ico.ted )'OUr agre•ent. ld.th '!13 vi .. in the e.etNgt'l ..
exchanged abo\lt Spain laat. aon:th, eiXU.ng with your No. 478 of February 23•
that. tte should ruch with the Ooveri"'Mnt o! Spa.1n a rapid eet.t.l-.nt on a
boa.le which would obt.ain tb4 a1U~7 And polltic&l. rCGuir.en.h Cor ua
t.o which • • he.vo ~oll:waye attached ere&t iaportance, ttnd secure At the a••
t.SJtt in effect. a stoppage of uporta ot Spanie.b wolf~ to t.he Otnuna
tor t be ttret t1x aonthe or 1944-.
2. It. haa beco!DO ol.ea.r in the aubaequ.ent necotiation conducted by
our t.wo ubauad.or e at U.adrid, durifll .nich the at.ro~at r.upport to )'OUr
repruentaUona ha• been ,S:•en 'Oy Sir S. Hoa.re, thAt, altboqh • • ea.o at.ill
obtain complete aat1staot.ion of our other requir~nta, •• oannot obtain
within the nut tn :aonthe a OOQ.plet.e •b&rco on exports ot 9pt,n1ab. wolCr•
Cor the llbolt or t.hla year, 'llh1eh I ancltret.and ie .t!.at JOU .... now ex
pectinc ot the Oo•erment or Spain. Since e.trly in Jaruary thor. ha• ~en,
). 'l'hentore we have r~a.ched • aitwlt.ion in wbich we ••t. either
accept ecee alight. eoaproeiee over wolt'ram. or we au1t prel.o~ the preaont
doalllock. ~t.o ap.n !tOOl postponi"' 011r oQjo,aont. o! web 'mluabh haM
tit• as tho olooi., at T~hr o! tiM o-n eonN.lato olld tho oloaninc llP
throt.lghout Spanieh terrtt.o7 or the OonYn .eaplonare 071te, th1o would
••a.a nu:nir'll oortaio oerioua riake.
Spain to heel, I have no doubt. 11th r .. eonable people, in tact, tbe ......
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~=ct.& ....-....: IIIOIIADED UNCLASSIFIED b7 Brltlob
1 Ul :'!,~ lloYt., St&to Dopt, tol\J A-2P 7~ 117 It, ll. Pub Dottl'lAl 6" IIJ"
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-tllrMt ahoul<l be oDO\IIIh• However, the Spanioh oro not roUOMblo, and in
roaistance to foroirn preawro tboy have a capacity tor tight·oning thoir
bolto. 1 .,. convi need thio would poatpono tor uverol IIIA)ntho aey oottlo
IIOnt. llennllhile, tho following oorious ri•lu ohould be run by us&
(1) S;>onioh atoolce of wolfram now on tho Pyrenoos, tot.olling
botwoon 700 and 1000 tone, llilll>t to the Ouw..no be hondod over 1n oxchongo
ror illportant ou.pplloo, auollno included, W>ich oro now offeree to tho
Spanish by Oemall)'. Thio would be a rnr groahr bol.p to tho Ooman wor
effort than the 100 or 200 tone on which are centered our present d1a-
cueeione.
(2) Eeonc«dc counter-measures will clearly be applied by tho
Spanioh. Tbio woul<l CIO&n that tho Spanish iron oro .tlich pro'l'idoo at proaoot,
at groat economy in obivping and ruol, 42$ or 8r1Uoh requircenta; and
Spanish potash, which 1a oesential Cor t ho caintononco o! British agrioul
tllro, • • should looe. Finally, porchaaoa >llich •• ll&ko in Spain aro 1111do
pooeible only by finanoiol facilities of tho Sponioh, without which, 1n •
tow "'eke, •• ohnuld run out of !Undo. Although to your ,110verraent thou
coneideratione baTe b4en put, I u not awan of other eow-ces from wh.ioh .\
1', • •
thoao oosontiol noodo could be replaced by ~ ootio!octory method. ·\ ., 5. '!bat tbo Sponiorda aillbt bo bi'Oilgbt to occopt o tot.al wolrr ..
•bargo no• by the otter ot a long t.er. eooooca1o agre•ent, 1 ucd..eret.Clod
hao boon ollg<• •tod by tho Stato Department. Such a pro apoct ia illuoory
•. in o11r now, which I 11ndorotand 1o oharod by all our exporto in lladrid.
S..cb & oettl-nt would aoon replacing the nry !Aportant euppllea, in
clud1!11 in porticul4r ..... and aachinorr, .tlich tho Sj>aniordo now eot t i'OII
Oora&J>ocont.rollod luropo. In &II)' case, it would toke oonral aontho w RICRADID UNCLASSIFIED b7 Brltloh OO•t., &tate Dept. toL,1 3-28-73 By 11. H. Parka llat1111AY 6 197Z
0241
Mgot.iate, during which time we ohw.ld ru.n all the ri sks B'.entioned ebo•••
Nor do 1 think we should be well e.civieed to "nter into aey l one t -em com
ad t.teenta with tht present Spanish rogi.'tie. 5\lrely o. .short terra arrangement
which will a•curc important tangible benefits ~t tldu time at a very «0611
cott in exports of lfi'Oltrwa to Otrmaey is what we ehou.ld aim &.t. The whole
picture will chaqgo when •• ~ve, as we hope, aucceastully established tbe
ucor¥1 f:ron.t. Weanwbile, tbe tsuppl J ot oven 50 tone o! "'ltra:u t.o G~n:.any
a month, which l e what ie now in quoetion, can be ot little real ~o61atanct
to the war effort of the Uei"'OSna a.n<1 e.an cert.atnly not be balanced •sainat.
tile Cll\lCh greater advantar,ea Oe~y -.ould probably obtain lf we fail to
break the deadlock now.
6. Therefore, I hope you will aune that we should now author1~t
our amba .. adora to 4ecure i=.odiatol.y the mo:st favor nble oettlem.tnt on
•. , wolf'r.:ua they ca.n obtain, OOM thnt we have tried uneuceuafully to obt.dn }-._
I• 0 a. total ~bl.lrgo on wolfram but ne•ert-helts4 hAVing made • more eatiefactoey . ..,
• >- progress than misht have been txpectod orieinal.ly. L\arlog the next few ., .,., ,.. ,. !S' Tital ID.onthl we ahould put thia on the l»aie ot Mt illowi.ng more than 30 "' •''# r · t! t.one or wolfra.~~. to be ahipped monthly to Oel"'U.PJ'.
" .... , .. t? r >< .. . ~ • ... II 5;;;,.. lil:ol ;1: .... II ., whe~• our economic and atrateaic interests ere affected more directly than
7. I would venture to remind you, in uking thia proposal, that
• • have gone &long with you in Argentina and that we fto.l entitled t.o uk
you t.o tak• our vie•• eerioualy into account in th~ lb~rian Penin8Ul&,
are those or 70\)r cou.ntry.
8. To ae 1 t aeema that a !a tal mistake a.hould. bt made by \1.4 if we
riek tb.N>wln,g theae 750 to lOOO tone of wolfr&:D into tho ht.nde ot the
Ge·rmane ae .. 11 u loeinc: all or the other adva.nt•gu n:>11 open to ue, 1
your consideration, without
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Wb1ch we Dh.all be i .n , .r-y atrloua c11.trtcultiot. A~&U&dor Hoi.r.1
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ot.her t.hitlh&1 noll e'tidtnUy wiahoa t.o nslgn. He hllt:t h• ld ao:st or O\U"
ottleoa of attl.te u.nd 1a a membe-r of Pa.r lla.ent. Do plea.se ooneider the
ar;:ument.s of t tUe t ol earnm. 1 could rot SUPJ)Ort. ln oubl1o th<t policy
• Meh is no'lt beiflB 1ntoreed upon us.
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FROll The Prlme IAJ.ol.&ter TO The President
SERIAL 631 DATB JO l4arob 1944
1lATR/TU8 OR PllZ ll\'f!!P.ER
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)l/OJOOZ nn:>y Codo Room
••olfram exports tro"' Spain
ACTIO!! (for previous exchange or msgs on this subject, see p,. li577; l'J<.l:> •467 ; l'w u586; Pl!E:> Wt.?8; PM •590)
To tho Preoiden t via usber.
cy dirnction of President, copy sent to State Department, Jl Mar 44, tor preparation ot reply.
. Draft reply sent directly to the President by Staoe , 4 Apr 44; approYed by President w1 thout change , L Apr L4; sent to ~ oo i~Lb p512. L Apr LL .
COPIES TO:
ACTIOll rOl'l'IJ:Tl!D• 601 \'lOIS Mll•
BY DlR~:CTTOII OF •
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