BRITISH EMBASSY                       
 
                        WASHINGTON, D. C.                   
                                                            
 
                       December 7th, 1942.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
                    Dear Mr. President,                     
 
      I enclose a message addressed to you, which I have just received 
                     from the Prime Minister.               
 
                                                            
 
 
                        Believe me,                         
 
                       Dear Mr. President,                  
 
                      Very sincerely yours,                 
 
                             Halifax                        
 
                                                            
 
 
                       The Honorable                        
 
                      Franklin D. Roosevelt,                
 
           President of the United States of America,       
 
      Washington, D. C.