February 25, 1942. 
                    
                                11.40 P.M.
 
AMBASSADOR WINANT
     LONDON
 
         As you may guess, I am somewhat concerned over the 
 
situation in India, especially in view of the possibility 
 
of the necessity of a slow retirement through Burma into 
 
India itself. From all I can gather the British defense 
 
will not have sufficiently enthusiastic support from the 
 
people of India themselves.
 
         In the greatest confidence could you or Harriman or 
 
both let me have a slant on what the Prime Minister thinks 
 
about new relationsllips between Britain and India? I 
 
hesitate to send him a direct message because, in a strict
 
sense, it is not our business. It is, however, of great
 
interest to us from the point of view of the conduct of
 
the war.
 
 
 
                    ROOSEVELT