.                                  Paris, October 4, 1939.
 
Personal and
Secret
 
Dear Mr. President:
 
     I enclose herewith three documents that will
 
interest you.
 
     The long one beginning, "Dear Sir Edward" is
 
the communication on behalf of the French Government,
 
written by Jean Monnet, to the British Government,
 
in the person of Sir Edward Bridges, Secretary of
 
the War Cabinet, concerning the organization for
 
practical collaboration between the French and British
 
Governments.
 
     You will note that it follows the lines established
 
in 1918. It is entirely sensible, I think;
 
and I plead guilty to getting the idea started and to getting Dal-
 
adier to put the matter in Monnet's hands.
 
                              Monnet
 
The Honorable
 
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
 
          President of the United States of America,
 
               The White House,
                    
                    Washington.