Roosevelt Papers

The Secretary of the Treasury (Morgenthau) to the President

Memorandum for the President

In regard to proposal for Lend Lease to France, my recommendation is that for the time being we postpone taking any action.1

H[enry] M[orgenthau,] Jr.

Approved: F[ranklin] D R[oosevelt]

  1. Morgenthau telephoned Hopkins to tell him of this recommendation (Morgenthau Diary, vol. 772). Cf. ante, p. 371.