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                         BRITISH EMBASSY,                   
 
                         WASHINCTON, D.C.                   
 
                        8th January, 1945.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
May I, without presumption, say how admirable I thought your 
      message to the Congress was on all the general and Inter-national 
      side? I am sure it will have done much good over in England and, 
                      I have no doubt here.                 
 
                                                            
 
      Yours very sincerely,