ATLANTIC FLEET 051830 PRIORITY FOLLOWING FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER X HARRY RETURNED DEAD BEAT FROM RUSSIA BUT IS LIVELY AGAIN NOW X WE SHALL GET HIM IN FINE TRIM ON VOYAGE X WE ARE JUST OFF X IT IS 27 YEARS AGO TODAY THAT THE HUNS BEGAN THEIR LAST WAR X WE ALL MUST MAKE GOOD JOB OF IT THIS TIME X TWICE OUT TO BE ENOUGH X LOOK FORWARD SO MUCH TO OUR MEETING X KINDEST REGARDS QUOTE ENDS FOLLOWING FROM MR HOPKINS FOR THE PRESIDENT X QUOTE BRING PRODUCTION ESTIMATES OF TANKS AIRCRAFT BY MONTH THROUGH 1942 X HOPE ARNOLD WILL COME WITH SOME STATISTICS OF SUPPLIES TO MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA X GOOD WINE APPRECIATED PLENTY LEMONS HAMS CIGARETTES FRUITS X AM WELL AND HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT STRENGTH OF RUSSIAN FORCES XX HARRY XX END QUOTE FROM: OPNAV ACTION: PRESIDENT DATE: AUGUST 5, 1941 |