OFFICE OF STRATEGIC: SERVICES
                         WASHINGTON, D. C.
                                        22 May 1944
 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
 
     The following report of the meeting on 21
 
May between the Ban of Croatia and Mr. Churchill was
 
prepared for me by my special assistant, Mr. Bernard
 
Yarrow. You will recall that we have had Yarrow with
 
the Ban for something over a year, and before he left
 
a week ago I sent you a copy of a statement from the Ban prepared just prior to his departure.
 
     In view of the secrecy maintained by the
 
British on this conference, apart from this report to you, I am having only the Secretary of State 
 
advised.
 
              As can be seen from the report, the Ban has great confidence in Yarrow's judgment and 
 
advice, and we would not want to jeopardize the opportunity for future intelligence which we may 
 
be able to obtain for you by giving this report circulation now.
     
     "The Ban informed me yesterday that he had
 
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