BRITISH EMBASSY                       
 
                           WASHINGTON                       
 
                         February 9, 1945                   
 
                       My dear Miss Tully,                  
 
                                                            
 
 
I have been asked by Mr. Eden to communicate to the White 
      House the text of a statement on U-boat warfare in January to 
      be issued on February 10, which the President and the Prime Minister 
      have agreed to give. Mr. Eden explains that he is sending the 
      text in this way as he is not sure whether it will have reached 
            you direct from the Three Power meeting.        
 
                    The following is the text:              
 
                                                            
 
 
"Throughout January the enemy's U-boat activity was slightly 
      greater than in December but losses of merchant shipping were 
      not substantially different. The U-boats making use of their 
      new devices penetrated further into focal areas of shipping close 
 in shore. Results of our counter-measures have been encoura
 
                                                            
 
 
                      Yours sincerely,                      
 
                             Halifax                        
 
                                                            
 
                        Miss Grace Tully,                   
 
      The White House.