EH This telegram must be London closely paraphrased be- fore being communicated Dated April 3 1941 to anyone. (C) Rec'd 9:35 p.m. Secretary of State, Washington. RUSH. 1309, April 3, 9 p.m..(SECTION FIVE). Three. Social matters. When you first spoke to me about the Ambassadorship you told me there were certain phenomena which you wanted to know and which were seldom reported to you except for two week ends with the Prime Minister and one with Beaverbrook, I havz not been able yet to get out of London. Therefore some of the things I am reporting I have not got first hand. There are two things which have impressed me most: the first, the effort to maintain the appearance of normal life in the face of danger, and second, the patient acceptance of hardships and hazards by ordinary people. When I spoke the other day at a combined meeting of employers' and workers' representatives, I suggested that resistance required "not only skill and hard work and materials in combination with ths iron will of a soldier, but an understanding that is sensitive to the devoted |