March 17, 1943.
 
      
 
 
Dear Winston:-
 
      That new film "Desert Victory" is about the best thing 
      that has been done about the war on either side. Everyone here 
      is enthusiastic. I gave a special showing for the White House 
      Staff and tonight the Interior Department employees are having 
      a special showing because everybody in town is talking about 
      it; and I understand that within ten days it will be in the picture 
      houses. Great good will be done.
 
      
 
 
I think I picked up sleeping sickness or Gambia fever or some 
      kindred bug in that hell-hole of yours called Bethurst. It laid 
      me low -- four days in bed --then a lot of sulphadiathole which 
      cured the fever and left me feeling like a wet rag. I was no 
      good after 2 P.M. and, after standing it for a week or so, I 
      went to Hyde Park for five days; got full of health in glorious 
      zero weather--came back here last week and have been feeling 
      like a fighting cock every since.
 
      
 
 
Anthony has spent three evenings with me. He is a grand fellow 
      and we are talking everything from Ruthenia to the production 
      of peanuts|