THE WHITE HOUSE                       
 
WASHINGTON
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
July 8, 1940.
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. EARLY:
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
              CONFIDENTIAL from Carlton Smith               
 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
                                                            
Max Jordan (NBC's man in Berlin) says that negotiations
between London and Berlin have failed; that
Hitler will probably speak tomorrow morning
by radio at 8:00, our time, and they (NBC) have reason
to believe that Hitler will then unloose a terrific
offensive.
 
 
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