Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

157 Mr A. Eden, U.K. Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister

Cablegram unnumbered LONDON, 18 April 1940, 4.10 a.m.

PERSONAL AND MOST SECRET

Your telegrams 153 and 155 [1]: I am most grateful to you for communicating your views so promptly on this important question of policy. I am bringing them urgently before the War Cabinet. I shall communicate with you again as soon as possible, but should like you meanwhile to have this personal message.

1 Documents 148 and 151.

[FA: A3195, 1.2553]

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