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This telegram must be                        London
closely paraphrased be-
fore being communicated                      Dated April 3, 1941
to anyone. (SC)
                                             Rec'd 6:17 p.m.
 
Secretary of State,
 
     Washington.
 
     RUSH.
 
     1309, April 3, 9 p.m.  (SECTION ONE).
 
     PERSONAL AND FOR THE PRESIDENT.
 
     Having now been here a month, I wanted to send you
 
a few brief memoranda which might be helpful.
 
     One.  MILITARY MATTERS.
 
     A certain naval person has spent a great deal of 
 
time in trying to familiarize Averill and myself with 
 
the naval situation. A day never passes without my 
 
wishing that you personally might see the map rooms 
 
and charts and get the major naval strategy which I 
 
feel can only be thoroughly understood by a man who 
 
has spent a lifetime in this complicated field of modern 
 
warfare. Without wanting to recommend anyone in par-
 
ticular and with very real respect for Captain Lockwood,
 
the Naval Attache, and his assistants, I have felt that
 
if Admiral Stark could not be spared, you might want to
 
send someone like Admiral Pratt, who I understand is
 
working with you, over here for a brief period in order
 
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