763.72/4528½
The Chief of the British Special Mission (Balfour) to the Secretary of State
Washington,
4 May, 1917
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Dear Mr. Secretary: I have just received a telegram from the Foreign Office asking me to express the warm appreciation of His Majesty’s Government for the important force of Destroyers already sent by the United States Government to assist in our Naval operations and for their generous intention to largely augment this force. This very timely and prompt assistance will be invaluable.
May I add a personal expression of my own thanks?
Yours very sincerely,
Arthur James Balfour