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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

395 General J. C. Smuts, South African Prime Minister, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister

Cablegram 17 PRETORIA, 17 June 1940, 12.45 p.m.

MOST SECRET

Your telegram 15th June. [1]

I have asked Churchill [2] whether any further communications from the Dominions to Roosevelt are suggested either separately or collectively. No answer yet.

1 See Document 380, note 5.

2 U.K. Prime Minister.

[FA: A3195, 1.4349]

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