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2 JANUARY 1942
 
SMITH
 
V TUCKER
 
 
 
 
 
 
FOLLOW I NGSECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM BULL I TT.
 
QUOTE(ONE)LYTTLETON HAS ASKED ME TO JOIN HIM IN A STATEMENT OF OUR
 
VIEWS 'WHICH ARE IN AGREEMENT ON THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INVASION OF
 
TUNISIA IN CASE AUCHINLECKS FORCES SHOULD REACH THE TUNISIAN
FRONTIER.
 
AS HIS MEANS OF COUMUNICATIOON AND CODES ARE MUCH MORE RAPID THAN
OUROWN HE IS TELEGRAPHING TONIGHT TO THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR FOR
YOU ANDCHURCHILL A DRAFT WHICH WE HAVE PREPARED TOGETHER. (TWO) I
CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOUD GIVE THE ORDERS REQUESTED IN
MY TELEGRAM OF DECEMBER 20TH AND IN MY TELEGRAM I SENT ON THE SAME
DATE THROUGH GENERAL MAXWELL TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT THE PROBLEM
OF TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS IN
THIS AREA IS BECOMING MORE SERIOUS WITH EACH STEP THAT THE BRITISH
ADVANCE. BULLITT. UNQUOTE.
 
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