considerable time prior to the date upon which
 
the British Government gave us information with
 
regard thereto.
 
 
I think you will consider as particularly 
 
significant the statements made by Hitler to the
 
effect that he was willing to agree immediately 
 
to qualitative limitations upon armaments although 
 
that phase of the conversations is barely mentioned 
 
in the British version of the conversations.
 
 
Believe me
 
 
Faithfully yours,
 
 
Sumner Welles