confronted as she is with a challenge to her fundamental values 
      and ideals. Moreover, I believe they are values, which our two 
      countries share in common, and I am convinced that if there is 
      a certainty, it is that our two countries will never go to war 
      with one another.
 
      
 
 
Should the war, which threatens break out, my advisers, tell 
      me that we would obtain a greater immediate increase in our effective 
      power if we had the Norden bombsight at our disposal than by 
      any other means we can foresee. Air power is, of course, a relatively 
      new weapon, which is so far untried on a large scale; there is 
      the danger of unrestricted air attack, which we for our part 
      would never initiate. I am however most anxious to do all in 
      my power to lessen the practical difficulties which may arise 
      in operations even against legitimate military targets, and I 
      feel that in air bombardment accuracy and humanity really go 
      together. For this reason again I am certain that you would render 
      the greatest service if you could enable us to make use of the 
      magnificent apparatus which your Services