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Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of his message to Marshal Stalin on the question of dividing the German Fleet between the Allies, proposing that the matter forms part of the general discussions which he hopes will take place between the three of them as soon as possible.

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Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he is "in general agreement" with WSC's reply to Marshal Stalin on surrendered German naval and merchant ships; and that he has no objection to the Three Party meeting between Stalin, WSC and Truman taking place in the Berlin [Germany] area.

Scope and Contents Detailed summary of the war situation including: the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk including the effect of weather conditions, numbers evacuated, naval losses and attacks by German bombers; attacks by U-boats on seaborne trade; anti-submarine operations; German trade; overview of the military and air situation covering Norway, Italy, the North Sea and coastal operations, the bombing of Great Britain, attacks on Germany by Bomber Command, French and German air...

Scope and Contents Summary of events including: attempted landing at Dakar by General [Charles] de Gaulle; U boat activity in the North Atlantic and shipping losses; operations by German raiders; information about the disposition of German and Italian troops; events in Greece, Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia], Bulgaria, the Mediterranean and the Middle East; air attacks on Germany (including Berlin) and on invasion ports in France and...

Scope and Contents Printed copy of a letter from WSC to President Roosevelt setting out the prospects for 1941 covering various subjects including: shared interests between Great Britain and the United States; the importance of sea and air power against Germany; reassurance about not requesting a large expeditionary army from the United States; the crucial importance of shipping to feed people and transport munitions and armies; shipping losses; battleship strength; the dangers posed by the Vichy French...