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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

419 Mr R. G. Casey, Minister to the United States, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister

Cablegram 134 WASHINGTON, 22 June 1940, 1 a.m.

FOR PRIME MINISTER MOST SECRET PERSONAL

With reference to my telegram 127 Canberra, 39 London [1]- Welles [2] told Lothian [3] last night on authority of President [4] that United States Fleet would not be moved from Pacific Ocean without prior consultation and that there was no immediate intention of so moving it. [5]

CASEY

1 Document 407.

2 U.S. Under-Secretary of State.

3 U.K. Ambassador to the United States.

4 Franklin D. Roosevelt.

5 This cablegram was repeated as no. 42 to S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London.

[AA: A1608, A41/1/5, ii]

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