BRITISH EMBASSY,
                                                       WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
                                             25th July, 1941.
 
Dear Mr. President,
 
     In Lord Halifax' absence I enclose herein the text of a message 
for you from the Prime Minister which was received at this 
Embassy this morning.
 
          Believe me,
 
               dear Mr. President,
 
                    Very sincerely yours
                         [Nevile Butler]
 
 
 
 
The Honourable
 
          Franklin D. Roosevelt,
 
     President of the United States of America,
 
          Washington.