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242 Mr R.G. Menzies, Prime Minister, to Mr S.M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London

Cablegram unnumbered 24 September 1939,

HIMSELF PRIVATE AND SECRET

Your private telegram representative abroad [1] -I would not think
practical for one man to handle both London Washington.

As regards proposal that I should send a Minister to London for
limited period Chamberlain [2] has now formally extended this
invitation. Confess I am rather surprised at your nomination [3]
but no doubt you have some special reasons. Would be grateful if
you could let me know them.

MENZIES

1 Document 232.

2 Neville Chamberlain, U.K. Prime Minister.

3 The word 'inadvisable' in Document 234 was incorrectly
deciphered as 'advisable'.


[AA:M100, SEPTEMBER 1939]
Last Updated: 11 September 2013
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