841.24/740: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 7—6:55 p.m.]
4133. My 4130, September 7, 5 p.m. Following suggested drafts of letters for exchange between Mr. Eden and myself just received from the Foreign Office.
[Page 32]“8th September 1941.
My Dear Ambassador: With reference to the conversations about lend-lease material which have recently taken place in London and in which you have participated I enclose an agreed memorandum on the policy which His Majesty’s Government intend to follow with regard to exports from this country and with regard to the distribution here of lend-lease material. I shall be glad if you will transmit it to your Government. Yours sincerely, (sd.) Anthony Eden.”
“8th September 1941.
Dear Mr. Eden, Thank you for your letter of September 8th, enclosing a memorandum on United Kingdom export policy and on the distribution of lend-lease material. I have caused the memorandum to be transmitted immediately to Washington for the information of my Government. Sincerely yours, (sd.) John G. Winant.”
Foreign Office states it is requesting British Embassy at Washington to arrange with you for release of the President’s report at 12 noon on Tuesday, Washington time or as near thereto as possible so that the British White Paper may be released at 6 p.m.
See my immediately following telegram34 for final text of the memorandum as received from the Foreign Office with the draft exchange of letters.
- Infra.↩