PINK 15,16,17.
 
      U.S.S. HOUSTON
 
      FROM MR EARLY, SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT
 
      
 
 
TO THE PRESIDENT
 
      0020 FROM HULL THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR WHO HAS JUST RETURNED FROM 
      ENGLAND GAVE ME THIS MORNING TEXT OF A PERSONAL AND SECRET MESSAGE 
      SENT TO YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMNET AND 
      RECEIVED BY TELEGRAM TODAY. AFTER REFERRING TO PREVIOUS MEMORANDA 
      SENT BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT THE MESSAGE 
      STATES THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS INFORMED THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT 
      AS REGARDS SWITOERLAND THAT IF GERMANY INVADED SWITOERLAND AND 
      FRANCE THEREUPON DECLARED WAR UPON GERMANY THE UNITED KINGDOM 
      WOULD GO TO THE ASSISTANCE OF FRANCE IN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY 
      UNDERSTOOD FRANCE WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT GREAT BRITATN IF 
      GERMANY INVADED HOLLAND AND GREAT BRITAIN THEREUPON DECLARED 
      WAR ON GERMANY. THE REMAINDER OF THE MESSAGE READS TEXT UALLY 
      AS FOLLOWS QUOTE IN REPLY TO THE FRENCH ARGUMENTS REGARDING ANGLO-FRENCH 
      SOLIDARITY IN FACE OF AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK BY GERMANY OR ITALY 
      HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM STATED THAT JOINT 
      ACTION BY GERMANY AND ITALY AGAINST THE TWO WESTERN GREAT POWERS 
      OR AGAINST ANY ONE OF THEM WOULD CLEARLY HAVE TO BE RESISTED 
      IN COMMON BY TWO POWERS WITH THE WHOLE OF THEIR RESOURCES; INDEED 
      THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED 
      KINGDOM HAD ASSUMED TOWARDS THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
 
      
 
 
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