JW                                           London
This telegram must be
closesly paraphrased before                            Dated December
21, 1941
anyone being communicated
to anyone.  (B)                                   Rec'd 9:25 p.m.
 
 
Secretary of State,
 
     Washington.
 
     TRIPLE PRIORITY
     6166, December 21, 10 p.m.   (SECTION THREE)
 
(Begin memorandum) "His majesty's Government are anxious for early
consultation with the
Soviet Government in order to determine the best means of uniting their
efforts for the winning on
the war and for devising and maintaining a durable peace.
 
     Two. The conduct of the war must be the subject of a confidential
exchange of views,           the result of which clearly cannot be
given out to the workers.
 
     Three.    Plans for the peace settlement, on which the views of
the United States         Government will, of course, be essential,
should perhaps in great part remain        known only to the three
Governmnts.
 
     Four.     But it seems highly desirable that the Soviet Government
and His majesty's           Government should forthwith mark their
association in a public declaration in the         same way as the
United States Government and His Majesty's Government have already, by
the Atlantic charter, together subscribed to certain guiding
principles.
 
                                                       Thus