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This telegram must be                   May 8, 1940
closely paraphrased before                   1 a.m.
being communicated to anyone (C)
 
AMERICAN LEGATION
 
THE HAGUE (NETHERlANDS)
 
RUSH
66, 
Your 146, May 7, 11 p.m.
 
FOR THE MINISTER
 
     The President desires me to say that any request
 
from the Princess Royal for the despatch of a cruiser
 
will of course be regarded  as equivalent to a request from the Queen herself. The
 
President suggests that in the interest of the safety of the Princess and of her
 
family it would be wise for them to consider travelling
 
by way of France to Lisbon where this government has
 
based at this at present moment a cruiser which could trans-
 
port the royal family to the United States.
 
     Any ship in the channel is of course liable to air
 
attack.
 
     Please inform the Queen that the President in line
 
with his previous message will do everything possible to
 
assure the safety of the Princesses family in the event
 
Sthat an emergency arises.         
                    VELLES
                    (ACTING)