THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 16, 1942. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR : I have your outline report of your visit to Panama. I approve the proposed steps for the greater security of the Canal. As I under- stand it, all of the proposed steps are within the jurisdiction of the War Department, with the exception of the problem of the east coast patrol. Please take this up with the Secretary of the Navy and settle it. Please also take up with the Secretary of the Navy the problem of the type of radar or ASV. This is a technical matter which the technical people of the Army and Navy should determine at once. F. D. R. |