July 11, 1941                        
 
                             TELEGRAM                       
 
                      FOR: WINSTON CHURCHILL                
 
                                                            
 
 
I know you will not mind my mentioning to you a matter which 
      is not in any way serious at this time but which might cause 
      unpleasant repercussions over here later on. I refer to rumors 
      which of course are nothing more nor less than rumors regarding 
      trades or deals which the British Government is alleged to be 
      making with some of the occupied nations. As for example the 
      crazy story that you have promised to set up Yugoslavia again 
      as it formerly existed and the other story that you had promised 
                      Trieste to Yugoslavia.                
 
                                                            
 
 
In certain racial groups in this country there is of course 
      enthusiastic approval for such promises in relation to post-war 
      commitments, but on the other hand there is dissension and argument 
      among other groups such as the Czechs and Slovaks and among the 
                      Walloons and Flemish.                 
 
                                                            
 
 
You will of course remember that back in early 1919 there 
      was serious trouble over actual and alleged promises to the Italians 
                          and to others.                    
 
                                                            
 
 
It seems to me that it is much too early for any of us to 
      make any commitments for the very good reason that both Britain 
      and the United States want assurance of future peace by disarming 
      all trouble makers and secondly by considering the possibility 
      of