BRITISH EMBASSY,
 
      WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
      August 19th, 1940
 
 
      Dear Mr. President,
 
      I enclose herein a copy of the latest report on the military 
      situation. This was sent off from London on the evening of August 
      18th.
 
      
 
 
Believe me,
 
      Dear Mr. President,
 
      
 
 
Very sincerely yours,
 
      The Honourable
 
      Franklin D. Roosevelt,
 
      President of the United States of America,
 
      Washington, D. C.