BRITISH EMBASSY,                      
 
                         WASHINCTON, D.C.                   
 
                        June 30th, 1943.                    
 
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                    Dear Mr. President,                     
 
      In my letter of March 9th I sent you a copy of a report by two 
      British doctors on the subject of Hess' health. This report was 
      to be handed to a representative of the International Red Cross 
      for transmission to Frau Hess under cover of a letter emphasizing 
      that it was confidential, that it was for Prau Hess' personal 
      information, and that there must be no publicity whatever. The 
      International Red Cross have now informed His Majesty's Government 
      that it is impossible for them to convey this information to 
      Frau Hess without taking the German Government into their confidence. 
      His Majesty's Government are not prepared to trust the German 
                            Government                      
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                       The Honorable                        
 
                      Franklin D. Roosevelt,                
 
                 President of the United States,            
 
                        Washington, D. C.