ATLANTIC FLEET
131830 SECRET PRIORITY
FOR THE PRESIDENT X LONDON IS LEAKING X AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF-
YOU AND CHURCHILL ISMBEING OFFERED TO AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC
AGENCI ES X HAVE TALKED TO LORD HAL I FAX WHO I S ADVISING LONDON .
THAT A PHOTOGRAPH IS AS REVEALING AS THE WRITTEN WORD AND SHOULD
BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME SAFE GUARDS UNTIL THE HOUR OF RELEASE X
WOULD BE MOST UNFORTUNATE IF ANIERICAN PEOPLE GOT THEIR FIRST
NEWS FROM LONDON COMMA WRITTEN OR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMA AND SO
TOLD HALIFAX X OUR PRESS NOW IS IN A STATE OF COMPLETE. JITTERS
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ACCOUNT PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFERING X SIGNED EARLY X BLACK THIRTYONE
Date:AUGUST 13 1941