BRITISH MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT              
 
                      BOWLING GREEN 9 - 5310                
 
                   REPRESENTATIVE IN THE U.S.A.             
 
                           May 29, 1943                     
 
                                                            
 
                      My dear Mr. President,                
 
      Thank you very much for your letter of tne 28th of May, in which 
      you enclosed a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, which 
            I will hand to him as soon as I get back.       
 
      I must however, say one word of gratitude at once to you and 
      to your advisers for the cordiality, friendliness and understanding 
                which I have constantly received.           
 
                                                            
 
      I most heartily reciprocate the kind wishes which you sent me 
      and I look forward to returning before very long as yo