THE WHITE HOUSE
                         WASHINGTON
 
          
                         JANUARY 2, 1942
 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
 
     HAS BULLITT BEEN ANSWERED RELATIVE TO
THE FRENCH FLEET, ALAXANDRIA?
 
     YOU WILL RECALL THT HE, IN EFFECT, ASKED FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND I
GATHER THAT THE JOINT VIEW OF THE BRITISH AND OURSELVES IS THAT
BULLITT SHOULD NOT STIR THAT UP AT THE MOMENT.
 
 
                    HARRY L. HOPKINS