Following for the Prime Minister.

My circular telegram D.54 of 27th October. [1]

WAR AIMS. My immediately following telegram [2] contains the draft
of the proposed communication to the French Government which
received preliminary consideration by the War Cabinet today. The
object of a reply in this sense, dealing with general principles
only, would be to correlate the points of view of the French and
ourselves and to prevent the risk of either Government making any
public statement of its war aims inconsistent with that of the
other. Such a reply would be of an interim nature only and it is
suggested that oral and private discussions should take place
thereafter between the French and United Kingdom Ministers with a
view to fuller examination of the war aims. Views which the
Dominion Governments have expressed or may express on the matter
would be fully taken into account in connection with these
proposed further discussions with the French Ministers.

Should be grateful of your views on the proposed interim reply.