Draft note from Mr. Cordell Hull to
                     His Majesty's Ambassador.
 
 
Sir,
 
I have received your note of _____________________
 
of which the text is as follows:-
 
(Here insert the text of the Ambassador's reply.)
 
 
 
     The United States Government have noted
 
with most grateful appreciation the readiness of
 
His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, in 
 
agreement with ttis Majesty'sGovernment in Canada,
 
to make immediately available to the United States 
 
Government naval and air facilities in certain areas 
 
in Newfoundand, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, 
 
St. Lucia, Trinidad, and British Guiana.
 
               This assurance on the part of His Majesty's 
 
Government in the United Kingdom will certainly in-
 
crease the national security of the United States
 
and greatly strengthen its ability to cooperate
 
effectively with the other nations of the Americas
 
in the defence of the western hemisphere, and the
 
offer of His Majesty's Government is gladly accepted.
 
The Government of the United States will
 
immediately designate Commissioners to meet with
 
Commissioners designated by His Majesty's Government
 
to decide upon the exact location of the areas within
 
which the suggested naval and air facilities are to
 
be extended, the nature of those facilities, and the
 
powers/
 
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