1. In my No. 15 [1] I asked you to convey Prime Minister's [2]
personal message and I regret that without any authority you
circulated such a document to British Chiefs of Staff. Such a
course is embarrassing in the extreme and may be prejudicial.

2. The JOHCU series is a personal series of messages and that is
why it was intended for the eye of the President [3] alone.

3. If I correctly gather from your para. 2 [4] that specific
operation referred to was not mentioned to President, whole
purpose of our suggestion may be frustrated; it does not follow,
because you are not supposed to know, that Prime Minister here is
not informed, because of liaison over Anzac area.

EVATT