(Untitled), 07 Apr 1942
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/68
Scope and Contents
Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] commenting on the presence of a large Japanese naval force in the Indian Ocean; wonders whether these movements are a prelude to an invasion of Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] and suggests that the United States Pacific Fleet might be used to compel the Japanese naval forces back to the Pacific.
Dates
- Creation: 07 Apr 1942
Conditions Governing Access
From the File:
Open
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Former / Other Reference
T 547/2
Subject
- Royal Navy (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk