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This telegram must be                        London
closely paraphrased be-
fore being communicated                      Dated April 3, 1941
to anyone. (SC)
                                             Rec'd 9:35 p.m.
 
Secretary of State,
 
     Washington.
 
     RUSH.
 
     1309, April 3, 9 p.m.    (SECTION NINE).
 
     In order to decrease the consumption of wheat, the
 
government plans to use ten percent of potato flour in
 
bread. It will be done to decrease wheat shipments in 
 
order to save tonnage space for other commodities. I
 
also understand that it is likely that the government 
 
will take over the transport system within the next
 
three months, and that the buying of clothes will
 
probably be rationed within a very short time. I agreed
 
not to repeat these last three items of information
 
except to you and the Secretary.
 
                                        WINANT
 
 
NPL