845.01/272: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Officer in Charge at New Delhi (Merrell)
Washington, June
16, 1944—2 p.m.
427. The President desires that his letter to Gandhi (your 357, May 19) be delivered, after you have appropriately advised the Government of India. You may wish to utilize Gandhi’s son as an intermediary for delivery.
Appropriate explanations regarding the delay will of course be in order.
Hull