Hyde Park, New York
 
      November 22, 1940
 
 
      My dear King George
 
      I have been intending to write to you for a month and more but, 
      as you know, my time before the elections was of necessity taken 
      up with a series of speeches and inspection trips. Personally, 
      I was much torn between the real duty to run for election again 
      and a deep personal wish to retire. Therefore, it was gratifying 
      that; the majority was so large, if there had to be any majority 
      at all:
 
      
 
 
Also, I think and hope that there will be definite benefit 
      to your Nation and to this by a continuity of existing policies. 
      There is absolutely no question that the appeasement element, 
      the pro-Germans, the communists, and the total isolationists 
      did their best for my defeat.
 
      In regard to materials from here, I am, as you know, doing everything 
      possible in the way of acceleration and in the way of additional 
      release of literally everything that we can spare.
 
      
 
 
I think. I realize a bit how splendidly all of your good people 
      are standing up under these terrific air attacks-- but I have 
      what we call a "hunch"-- not necessarily based on cold 
      figures, that you have turned the corner and that the break of 
      the luck will be more and more with you.