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 INFORMATION: |