are further advanced, and I am in a position to judge how 
      long it may be possible for me to be absent from this country. 
      I will then communicate with you again.
 
      Although the suggestions which you make for a visit sound very 
      attractive, I am afraid that we shall not be taking the children 
      with us if we go to Canada, as they are much too young for such 
      a strenuous tour.
 
      
 
 
Before I end this letter, I feel that I must say how greatly 
      I welcomed your interventions in the recent crisis. I have little 
      doubt that they contributed largely to the preservation of peace.
 
      
 
 
With all good wishes and many thanks for your kind invitation,
 
      
 
 
The President of the
 
      United States of America,
 
      The White House,
 
      Washington.