MARCH 11, 1942
                                             8:10 A.M.
 
From     L0NDON
 
 
To           MILID
 
CABLEGRAM
 
LONDON         NO. 2150         MARCH 11
 
 
 
 
PERSONAL FOR THE PRESIDENT COLON BOTH THE PRIME MINISTER
 
 
AND CRIPPS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RESULTS OF CRIPPS GOING
 
TO INDIA REPRESENTINGWAR CABINET TO NEGOTIATE PROPOSALS
 
PD PARA I GATHER THAT THERE WERE SOME DIFFICULTIES
 
IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND
 
CRIPPS DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS MEMBERSHIP ON WAR
 
CABINET PD NOW CMA HOWEVER CMA THE PRIME MINISTER IS
 
WELL SATISFIED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS DEVELOPED
 
BETWEEN THEM AND FEELS CRIPPS IS OF REAL HELP TO HIM
 
PD HE REGRETS THAT CRIPPS HAS TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
.
AT THIS TIME BUT THE WISSION IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
 
PD FROM HARRIMAN
 
                              MCCLURE
 
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