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                         ATLANTIC FLEET
 
 
~051800                  SECRET                      PRIORITY
 
FOLLOWING FROM  ADMIRALTY  DELIVERED BY ADM LITTLE QUOTE  PRINCE OF
WALES MAINTAINING RADIO  SILENCE EXCEPT IN CASE OF EXTREME EMERG-
 
ENCY  X EXPECT ARRIVE AT 0900 NINE AUGUST LOCAL TIME WEATHER PER-
MITTING X SUGGEST PRINCE OF WALES ANCHOR 207 DEGREES 0.74 MILES
 
ISAAC POINT X SUGGGEST NO SALUTES BE FIRED AS PRINCE OF WALES HAS
NO SALUTING GUNS X PRIME MINISTER WOULD PAY RESPECTS TO THE PRES-
 
IDENT AS SOON AS SHIPS HAVE EXCHANGED VISITS X PRIME MINISTER
HONOURED IF PRESIDENT WILL DINE ON NIGHT OF ARRIVAL UNLESS ANY
 
OTHER ARRANGEMENT MORE CONVENIENT UNQUOTE X IF ANCHORAGE
SUGGEST IS NOT SATISFACTORY PLEASE GIVE ALTERNATIVE ANY MESSAGES
FOR PRINCE
 
WALES SHOULD BE SENT OPNAV FOR ADMIRAL LITTLE TO TRANSMIT
 
TOR: 1907 5TH NSS FOX NR 59
FROM: OPNAV                             Date: AUGUST 5, 1941
ATION: CINCLANT
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