FOR THE PRESIDENT                       11 JUNE 1942
FROM AMBASSADOR BIDDLE
 
 
(1) QUEEN WILHELMINA ASKS ME TO TRANSMIT TO YOU
 
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
 
MESSAGE AND VERY KIND THOUGHT SUGESTING SHORTENING MY
 
JOURNEY BY FIRST LAIIDING AT OTTAWA AND I SHOULD BE VERY
 
HAPPY IF THAT COULD BE SO ARRANGED. I SHALL BE DELIGHTED
 
TO COME AND STAY WITH YOU AND MRS. ROOSEVELT AT HYDE PARK
 
AS YOU SO KINDLY PROPOSE AS S00N AS I AM SETTLED IN THE
 
HOUSE WHOMYOU SO KINDLY FROM TIlE 15TH AND WHICH I
 
AM SURE WILL BE MOST BECOMING WILHELIMINA
 
     (2) IN CONNECTION WITH THE QUEEN'S VIS1T TO HYDE WOULD APPRECIATE
YOUR GIVING HER A HINT LATER AS   TO JUST WHEN YOU AND MRS. ROOSEVELT
WOULD LIKE HER TO COME.
 
     (3) IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR THOUGHTFUL OFFER TO
 
I NFORH TItE CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL AND PREMIER OF THE
 
QUEEN'S APPROACHING ARRIVAL IN CANADA, SHE WOULD BE MOST
 
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SAY TO THEM THAT SHE WOULD GREATLY
 
APPRECIATE THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS REGARDING YOUR COMMUNI-
 
CATION Ill THE MATTER. AS ALSO BEING IN BEHALF OF THE NETHERLANDS
 
GOVERNMENT, WHICH FOR REASONS OF SECURITY, BELIEVES IT BETTER