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Nether lands
1940-41
naturlands
COPY
January 14, 1940.
MEMO:
By telephone from Secretary Hull
THE PRESIDENT
"The Netherlands Legation has received a telegram from the Hague,
to the effect that their information as well as that of Belgium
is that a German attack on the low countries is to be expected
sometime this week."
Tel and Tel
ab
ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
In reply refer to
PR 811.001 Roosevelt, F.D./6619
February 29. 1940
My dear Miss LeHand:
I am forwarding herewith a sealed letter addressed
to the President by Her Majesty the Queen of the Nether-
lands, which was received under cover of a note dated
February 27, 1940, from the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
of the Netherlands in Washington.
A copy of the Legation's note is also enclosed
herewith.
Sincerely yours,
Chief of Protocol.
Enclosures:
Sealed letter;
Copy of note.
Miss Marguerite A. LeHand,
Private Secretary to the President,
The White House.
ROYAL NETHERLANDS LEGATION
Washington, 27 February 1940.
No. 1026.
Sir:
I have the honor to enclose an autograph
letter from Her Majesty the sueen, my Gracious Sovereign,
to the President of the United States of America.
I should highly appreciate 11" Your Excellency
would kindly grant your intermediacy so that the enclosed
letter shall reach its destination.
Please accept, Sir, the renewed assurances
of my highest consideration.
(sgè) W. van Rechteren
The Honorable
The Secretary or State
Washington, D.C.
the Hague y/a 1940
My dear Mr. Gresident,
I was very louched by
your kind lefter and by the offer
I deeply appreciate. - of the to
you made which my children worst and
should happen their plan is
bring their children a
safe place more south from to where
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prove safe, May might begin by maling
a longer slay there. - My much Hee children
and Yalso appreciate very
kindness andhorpitality of your
mother and Mrs Roosevelt
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opinion in the United Hales will,
alive to the monstrons wature of lu
under your guidance, Email
attack of one of the big belligerenbe
on neural countries.
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to restore peace. - Be assured flas
your effirts lowards this end.wire
have my whole hearbed support.
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fortunately there are Statesmen who
fealise this importantporent
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pleasure of muching Mrs. Roosevels
and you, my children and of
regards send you bothour gradeful
yours Willing sincerely
(Copy)
Feb.
The Hague 7/2 1940
My dear Mr. President,
I was very touched by your kind letter and by the offer you
made which my children and I deeply appreciate. If the worst
should happen, their plan is to bring their children at first to a
safe place more south from where they could easily proceed to a
safe southern harbour and avail themselves of your very kind
offer. If on the other hand their first place might prove safe,
they might begin by making a longer stay there. My children and
I also appreciate very much the kindness and hospitality of your
mother and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Meanwhile I hope that public opinion in the United States
will, under your guidance, remain alive to the monstrous nature
of an attack of one of the big belligerents on neutral countries.
I am very glad to hear of your desire to do what ever is
possible to restore peace. Be assured that your efforts towards
this end will have my whole-hearted support. Reactions outside
Germany after Mr. Hitler' S speech of January 30 seem to show
that public opinion is not sufficiently aware to what extent
Versailles is still a nightmare to the whole German people. Their
common fear that a settlement similar to that of 1918 is the real
object of the allies, appears to me a most serious obstacle in the
way of a lasting peace and of the solution of the many problems
that will have then to be settled. At the same time I feel sure
that fortunately there are statesmen who realise this important
point.
Hoping to have some time the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
Roosevelt and you, my children and I send you both our grateful
regards
Yours sincerely
(Signed) Wilhelmina
&
A 11. s OF EA THE
741, STATE
= 5. il 2
The attached letter to Queen
Wilhelmina was sent Dec 19, 1939
and not Dec 4, 1939.
DRAFT OF LETTER DICTATED BY THE PRESIDENT
TO BE WRITTEN LONGHAND
December 4, 1939.
My dear Queen Wilhelmina:-
The situation of The Netherlands -- the
country of my ancestors -- seems for the time being more
secure than when I telegraphed you several weeks ago. I can
only hope and pray that as this dreadful war goes on there
will be no future crisis which threatens the independence
and the integrity of your nation.
However, none of us can be certain in
these days when normal and friendly international relations
are so completely subject to the whim of small groups of
fantastic people to whom nothing is sacred.
Therefore, I want you to feel wholly free
at any moment to act on the very wholehearted and sincere
desire of my wife and myself to do anything for your family
which may be of assistance to you and yours.
It 1s natural that both you and I should
think much of our grandchildren and their preservation from
the very serious dangers of modern warfare.
Should you consider it best for them to
be away from the scene of dangers, I can, at a moment's
notice, send a cruiser to a safe point to take them and
their attendants on board and bring them to these com-
paratively safe shores -- and, of course, it would be
delightful also to welcome the Princess Juliana, should
she decide to come with them.
You, my good friend, I know will want
to stick by the ship.
the
Brince
Consort
We should be delighted to have them
with us at the White House or at our country place on the
Hudson River where my Mother, who is eighty-five years old,
would be very happy to take care of them.
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Some day I shall hope to have the great privilege
of meeting you. You do not know it but the only time I have
seen you was when we were both children -- and you were
driving in one of the parks at The Hague.
With my sincere regards, I am,
Faithfully yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
=
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 15, 1940.
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
What do you propose
to reply to the enclosed?
F. D. R.
Dispatch from the Minister
to The Hague dated April 13, 1940
asking the President to send a
message to the Queen.
THE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 18, 1940.
KENNEDY
SECRET
FOR THE QUEEN OF THE
NETHERLANDS.
I need not tell you that I am
proud of the splendid resistance
put up by your armed foroes against
impossible odds.
I do not minimize the splendid
possibility that the foroes of
aggression may yet be repelled on
the Continent but if because of
inhuman bombing of England it
becomes advisable for you and your
family to come to the United States
please do not hesitate to advise
me. I think today the best exit
is via Ireland and I can send a
cruiser or merchant ship with
convoy to Irish port but naturally
at least a week advance notice is
necessary.
We can keep in touch via
Ambassador Kennedy in London or
Minister David Gray in Dublin, who
is my cousin.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
PSE
Natherlands
COPY
May 18, 1940.
KENNEDY SECRET FOR THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
I need not tell you that I am proud of
the splendid resistance put up by your armed forces
against impossible odds.
I do not minimize the splendid possibility
that the forces of aggression may yet be repelled on
the Continent but if because of inhuman bombing of
England it becomes advisable for you and your family
to come to the United States please do not hesitate
to advise me. I think today the best exit is via
Ireland and I can send n. cruiser or merchant ship
with convoy to Irish port but naturally at least 8.
week advance notice is necessary.
We can keep in touch via Ambassador Kennedy
in London or Minister David Gray in Dublin, who is
my cousin.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In the Queens reply of may 20, 1940 to this
memo.
bee:- Famous People - Dramer 3- 1940
P5F Netherlands
London, May 21, 1940.
Dear Mr. President:
I refer to my telegram of to-day (No.1294
to the Department of State) transmitting the text
of the reply of the Queen of the Netherlands to
your message. I now enclose the original copy
of this reply, signed by Queen Wilhelmina, which
I know you will want to have.
Respectfully yours,
Joe
Enclosure:
as stated.
The President,
The White House,
Washington.
PSF Netherlands
SECRET
MESSAGE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I am very grateful for your personal message which the
Ambassador of the United States brought me this afternoon.
Your appreciation of the splendid resistance of my armed
forces against overwhelming numbers of enemy troops deeply
touched me. In this appreciation everyone will join who realises
the superhuman effort they made.
Your kind consideration of my personal welfare and that of
my family is a great comfort to me in these days of stress. If
circumstances should call for it - may God forbid its necessity -
I will not fail to remember your generous initiative.
Wilming
May 20th, 1940.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
PSF:
WASHINGTON
May 7, 1940
My dear Mr. President:
In the belief that it will be of interest to you,
I am transmitting herewith a copy of a confidential
despatch from our Embassy in Caracas dated April 27,
last.
Believe me
Tells
Enclosure:
No. 298, April 27, 1940,
from Caracas, Venezuela.
The President,
The White House.
EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
No. 298
Caracas, April 27, 1940.
SUBJECT: Possible threats to the islands of Curacao
and Aruba
CONFIDENTIAL
The Honorable
The Secretary of State,
Washington.
Sir:
I have the honor to refer to the Department's tele-
gram No. 32 of April 18, 4 p.m., and to inform the
Department that the information contained therein was
given to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in accordance
with the Department's instructions. For what interest
it may have, two brief conversations recently held con-
cerning the subject of possible threats to the islands
of Curacao and Aruba are reported as follows.
A short time ago the assistant manager of the Standard
011 Company at Aruba called at the Embassy to pay his
respects to the Ambassador. He took occasion to express
considerable concern at the vulnerability of Aruba. He
stated that his company still had in its employ about 55
Germans who might at any moment do irreparable harm through
sabotage. He said that the local manager of the Company
wished to get rid of these Germans but that for some reason
which he did not understand his principals in New York
were opposed to their discharge. The Dutch authorities
also, in their endeavor to create no possible cause for
offense to Germany, were urging the retention of these
men. He added that the men were being closely watched
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and that the surveillance had revealed the fact that
they had been plotting with Nazi groups.
A few days ago Mr. Van Schreven, Chargé d'Affaires
of the Netherlands in Caracas, called at the Embassy
after returning from a short trip to the United States.
He stated that he had looked into conditions in Curacao
while his steamer was in port there. He said that
there were about 900 soldiers available on the two
islands for their defense, about 600 of whom were on the
island of Curacao. These troops consisted of the local
Dutch Marines and Dutch citizens who were allowed to
perform their military duty at Curacao rather than return
to Holland. He said that the defenses had been strength-
ened around Willemstad and that there were coast guns at
the other end of the island as well. He discounted the
possibility of trouble from German residents, saying
that everyone was closely watched, nor did he appear to
feel that there was much danger from some filibustering
attack, as he thought such an attack could be easily
repelled.
He said that should Germany invade Holland the
Dutch islands would not declare their independence as
Iceland had done. Question further he admitted that
this assumption was based on the idea that Holland would
not be completely overrun by Germany so that there would
be always a responsible Dutch Government to which the
islands could report.
Respectfully yours,
WINTHROP R. SCOTT
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
PSF
COPY
May 24, 1940.
MEMORANDUM FOR
HON. SUMNER WELLES
Do you think it would be all right
to send the following messages via Berlin--
even if the Germans do read them?
1. To John Cudahy, Brussels
You and yours are much in my thoughts
and I am proud of you.
2. To Gordon, the Hague -- same message
3. How About a personal message to
Daisy Harriman -- same message.
All to be signed Franklin D. Roosevelt.
F.D.R.
fdr/tmb
(For original memo and Welles answer of the same date)
See:Welles folder-Drawer 1-1940
PSF Athands
Royal' Netherlands Legation.
Washington D.C.
June 7th 1940.
No. 4506.
The Netherlands Legation has the honor to inform
the Department of State that the following telegram was received :
PLEASE FORWARD FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
ON OCCASION SIXHUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY FOUNDATION ROTTERDAM
UNDERSIGNED REPRESENTING ALL COMMUNITIES IN NETHERLANDS
EAST INDIES STRONGLY PROTEST AGAINST RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER
TEN THOUSAND NONCOMBATANTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING
BARBAROUS DESTRUCTION ROTTERDAM NOTWITHSTANDING YOUR APPEAL
TO HITLER NOT TO ATTACK OPEN TOWNS - SORJONO MEMBER COUNCIL
OF INDIES JONKMAN CHAIRMAN PEOPLES COUNCIL VANBUTTINGHA WICHERS
PRESIDENT JAVASCHE BANK RITMAN CHIEF EDITOR BATAVIAASCH
NIEUWSBLAD."
If the Department of State sees no objection
the Netherlands Legation should appreciate it if the abovemen-
tioned telegraphic message could be transmitted to President
Roosevalt.
VR/E.
The Department of State
Washington D.C.
Tab
PSF
ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
fill
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
In reply refer to
June 21, 1940
PR
My dear General Watson:
I am enclosing herewith a copy of a note from
the Netherlands Legation quoting a telegram received
from representatives of all communities in the Nether-
lands East Indies protesting against the bombing of
noncombatents in open towns.
An appropriate acknowledgment has been addressed
to the Legation.
Sincerely yours,
Chief of Protocol.
Enclosure:
From the Netherlands
Legation, June 7, 1940.
Brigadier General Edwin M. Watson,
Secretary to the President,
The White House.
PSF Nalkertands
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HON. RICHARD M. TOBIN
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June 21, 1940
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The Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Dear Mr. President:-
For centuries the people of the Netherlands and the House of Orange have
stood for and lived in defense of the principles of individual and re-
ligious freedom.
At the outbreak of the War, Queen Wilhelmina and her Government announced
& national policy of strict neutrality and offered their services to find
& basis for the re-establishment of peace between the warring nations.
The German invasion brought a sudden and tragic end to these endeavors.
After a short but heroic struggle against insurmountable odds, the peace-
loving people of Holland which cradled the spirit of European liberty have
had to yield authority over their homeland to the invading armies.
Today, eight and a half million Hollanders have been deprived of their
normal sources of income. Most of them are in the Old Country but thou-
sands of others are stranded in all parts of the world and are completely
cut off from their resources. Their plight is desperate.
To meet their urgent and immediate needs and help relieve their physical
suffering and mental anguish, & national committee has been formed in the
United States to raise and administer The Queen Wilhelmina Fund, Inc. Ac-
cording to present estimates, $3,000,000 is considered the minimum amount
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Mas. J. W. PRINS
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Miss EDITH WETMORE
Miss SUSANNE FRIEDMANN
Mas. EMERSON B. Quana
Miss MAUDE WETMORE
Mas. DOUGLAS FROM
Miss LOUISE C. RAPELJE
Mas. Jonn WHEELER
Mas. FREDERICK FROTHINGHAM
Mrss ELIMARETH REMIEN
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Mas. PHILIP KIP RHINKLANDER
Mas. EMERSON WHITHORNE
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Mas. ADRIAAN ROCEIVEEN
Mas. GILES WRITING
Mrs. L. J. ROGGEVERS
Mas. CLARENCE WHITMAN
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Mas. AUGUSTE ROOSEBOOM
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Mas. JOHN RUSSELL
Mas. STANTON WHITNEY
Mas. JOSEPH E. GOODBAR
Mas. A. KOWARD V. SAMER
Mas. FREDERICK R. WIENDEMA
Mrs. HENRY G. GRAY
Miss HELEN SAMLER
Mas. WILLIAM WILLERE
Mas. MARION F. GRAY
Mas. Jonn I, SCHERPERS
Mas. AILENE WILSON
Mas. MARIA GRUM
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The Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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immediately required to cope with momentary emergencies.
Please give, that the belief in a world based upon certain and immutable
principles of order and decency may not be forever crushed by the triumph
of Antichrist.
The QUEEN WILHELMINA FUND, Inc.
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Henry Van Rouwendaal, Chairman
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
file pus
November 30, 1940.
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
Is it not time for me to
talk with Gordon on the six-
teenth when I get back, just
before Princess Juliana arrives?
F. D. R.
PSF Netholands
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
11-30-40
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
George A. Gordon, our Minister
to the Netherlands, is anxious to see
the President. Summerlin thinks Gordon
should have a talk with the President
before Princess Juliana arrives.
E.M.W.
712/19/40
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
December 2, file 1940
My dear Mr. President:
In reply to the inquiry contained in your memo-
randum of November 30, I think there will be ample
time for you to see George Gordon after your return
to Washington before Princess Juliana arrives. I
will inform him accordingly.
Believe me
Faithfully yours, hills
The President,
The White House.
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ud, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1940
THE PRESIDENT: and MRS. ROOSEVELT:
Upon the eve of my departure from the U. S. I wish to express my
sincerest gratitude for your gracious hospitality and warm reception
which made my stay at the White House so thoroughly delightful. I
shall always cherish the memory of the days spent in Washington and
of your great kindness and thoughtfulness.
JULIANA.
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THANKING YOU FOR YOUR KIND SEASONS GREETINGS STOP WISH YOU BOTH
VERY MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR
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THE PRESIDENT AND
MRS ROOSEVELT:
Delighted and very grateful fine portraits and kind words
Juliana.
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NLT THE PRESIDENT.
Most heartfelt thanks for nice photographs from
Mrs. Roosevelt and yourself, memorable souveniers to White
House hospitality. Wish you very happy time on your cruise.
Enjoy the glory of the sea which I know you love as true
descendant from Dutch blood.
Admiral De Vos.
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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PR 856.0011/75
My dear General Watson:
I am enclosing for the information of the Presi-
dent a paraphrase of a strictly confidential telegram
which Mr. Biddle has sent from London for the President.
Any additional information received will be com-
municated to you without delay.
Sincerely yours,
Chief of Protocol
Enclosure:
Paraphrase of telegram.
Major General Edwin M. Watson,
Secretary to the President,
The White House.
SERICT y CONFIDENTIAL FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM BIDDLE
PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM
From: London
To:
Secretary of State
Date: May 30, 1941 - 1 p.m.
I have been informed in strictest confidence by
Prince Bernhard that he expects to join Princess Juliana
in Canada about June 7. Since he anticipates accom-
panying Princess Juliana on a brief visit to the United
States he sincerely hopes that he will have the honor to
call upon you to pay his respects.
JOHNSON
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June 6, 1941
My dear Princess Juliana:
I hear that Prince Bernhard
hopes to get here very soon and I an happy
on your account and also happy in the
thought that I shall have the pleasure of
seeing both of you soon.
Two days ago I suggested to your
Foreign Minister and also to your Minister in
Washington that you and your husband come to
Hyde Park on June seventeenth. I an very
glad to hear that you are to receive the
honorary degree at Princeton and I can have
my train stopped at a nearby junction that
afternoon when the ceremonies are over 80
that you and your husband could board the
train and go through to Hyde Park with me,
arriving there in time for dinner. All the
next day we could have a quiet time en famille.
The night of the eighteenth at about eleven
o'clook, I am compelled to leave for Harvard
University but I would have the Ottawa or
Montreal train stop for you and you would be
home the next morning.
Please do not hesitate to let me
know if some other date would be more con-
venient for you both or if you and your
husband would prefer to come to Washington
instead of to Hyde Park.
I am glad that you will visit
several parts of the United States for I think
that these informal little trips are doing
much good.
Two or three weeks ago I had a very
kind message from your Mother -- and I wish
much that she could come over here even if it
were for only & short visit.
I am looking forward to seeing you.
Her Royal Highness
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands
120 Lansdowne Road
Rockeliff
Ottawa, Canada.
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Mashington
OTTAWA, ONT., June 8, 1941
THE PRESIDENT:
Delighted both accept kind invitation and places as suggested
by you.
JULIANA.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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June 10, 1941.
MEMORANDUM FOR
STANLEY WOODWARD
FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND
RETURN FOR MY FILES.
F. D. R.
Telegram from Princess
Juliana from Ottawa, dated June 8,
1941, saying "Delighted both accept
kind invitation and places as
suggested by you"
Respectfully forwarded to the President
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF PROTOCOL
June 10, 1941
MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL WATSON
URGENT.
The Netherlands Minister informed me this morning
by telephone from Holland, Michigan, that Princess
Juliana and Prince Bernhard accept with the greatest
pleasure the President's invitation to Hyde Park for
June 17 and 18.
They will board the President's train near Princeton on the
as suggested in his letter of June 6th, and leave for
aftar.
Canada from Hyde Park by train the evening of the 18th.
koon of
the 17th
For the President's information, the Prince and
Princess are accompanied on their trip in the United
States by the following:
The Netherlands Minister
Madame Loudon
Mr. Willem van Tets (Private Secretary)
Mme. van Tets
Mr. Seesink (The Princess' Bodyguard)
I mention this as the President may wish to include
some of them in his invitation, but it is not at all
necessary that he do so, and from conversations with
the Netherlands Minister I do not believe that any
of them expect it.
she
Stanley Woodward
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Crown Princess Martha
Prince Bernhard
Princess Juliana
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lovett
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Young
Mr. and Mrs. van Tets
Mr. Harry Hopkins
The Minister and Mrs. Loudon
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TELEGRAM
The White House
Mashington
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BALTIMORE, MD., June 18, 1941
THE PRESIDENT; AND MRS. ROOSEVELT:
Before we leave your hospitable country we want to express
to you our sincerest gratitude for your great friendship and
warm welcome.
Juliana Bernhard.
Lonelow
August 13th 1941
dry dear President.
Ishurred like to fell you
how delighted I am al the
prospect of wiling you and
dirs. Rossevell as av your home
as Hyde Parkand we have
agvid long salk with you
and hear from of vu infersonally
ofyner news on the ubuilling
of Europe and the recomburchip
of the worldasselles on the
cosperation four two combries
problem. in the Johnhirn of this difficult
about the
subjects which you have discussed
with my clu Celren and about
which you wrrilelnrish so
exchange views with nec.
Jan sure this will be of great
infortance fer our present and
future collaboration, which
of course TwanAw promote
as much aspossible
as soon as circumslances will
This my firm intention to come
permil. Nobody willindersdend
better than you cem, chal I cau
mother ala line when for
political reasons mypresence
in Europe is being considered
meessary.- - Conditions althour
seem appresent so be rather
uncerlain; it is thought ther
is a possibility of an approaching
internal evellapse of shee eveny.
musil the simalion iselearer.
Immit stay here
If arcembile you should
Hink ibnseful for me In prepare
myselfands think over what you
should like to talk to me about,
is will be applessure to me Wind
you Mr. Beyen, our expertin
financial andeconomice
afferirs fornerpress ident of
the B. I.m Basle, who could
reported me on every thing
you wish to world de to Rice.
Furthermore y and to
thank you very, very nunclefer
all you and lire Roosevelt
didfor my clu Celree and last
year for my daughter when the
was alone wild you.,for all your
kindness and liospitality and
for the wonderful exception give will
to them by the American people.
Juliana is, as a very enthmusiastic
with her
degress.,Prom
They bothcaure back so eullwn-
trip in the twited
Hales andabre all,fule of
for the splendid
energy of you and Mrs Rousever.
Bernherd asksm w couvey
to you bothlirs myAcorelial
withruy greelings. best wishes proper
and Mrs. Rossevelt
yours very Millulming sincerely
1-5 Nelherlands s
Sr
Mr. T.g Rovseves
Prided Hales
of chnerica
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THE PRESIDENT.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY VERY BEST THANKS FOR YOUR KIND FELICITATIONS
AND WISHES ON MY BIRTHDAY.
WILHELMINA R.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 5, 1941
MEMORANDUM FOR THE
SECRETARY OF STATE:
FOR PREPARATION OF REPLY
FOR MY SIGNATURE AND IS THERE ANY
FURTHER ACTION.
F.D.R.
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Dear mrs. Roorerelt,
your kind intitation to come and they
as Hyde Park bes. 3138 Till after leor. 41h
was for harded, and Reaches me only
now. / will be delighted and the Chi laree
will lone is - of course, suice you crote,
to mucs has hap kened in your family,
that J don't know whether your inti-
tation will be al tered h thas, bus, to
make if easiest for you, if / don't hear
any thing, l will count on oer. 31st, for
the three of us. Traveling is all the easier
for me, sciece the reason why is was diffi-
cuer in august, has altogether knished
taking with is a very wice illession, our
is may be better like thas as the world's
evento are developing in-th thes speed,
thank Hearen.
/ will fire histher the hims, and if she
possible can, she will of course Take if, bus
/don's Your how the has to arrange been
plan.
law looking to unes forward
to seeing yourself and the Previded
apain loon. and will many Thank
for your lovely ciritation once more
and birdesi repards to you both
yours very tricerely and
affectionality
Juliane
Please crease the eurelope, it avoids
censors hip and in a quicher way
than sending a letter b diplomatic was.
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Chief Liaison Officer
LONDON, W.1
September 25th 1941
Stratton House,
Stratton Street.
Dear Mr. President,
May I thank you very much for
your photograph which I received a few days 480 from Canada.
It was very kind of you to think of
it and I am very happy indeed to have this personal token of
your friendship.
In the hope of being able to meet
you again in the near future, and with my very best regards to
Mrs.Roosevelt, I an,
Very sincerely yours,
Kemband
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PSF Velludars
40 Berkeley Square, W.I.
September 29, 1941.
My dear Mr. President:
I take pleasure in forwarding you the enclosed
letter which Prince Bernhardt has asked me to forward
to you. He is simply delighted and extremely proud
to have your photograph.
With warmest regards and every good wish, I am
Yours very sincerely,
Tony Bidsee v
The President,
The White House,
Washington, D.C.
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WASHINGTON
October 24, 1941.
Memorandum for the President:
George Summerlin brought this over
as the last word on the visits described.
E. M. W.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Division pf
PROTOCOL
DIVISION OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
OCT 23 1941
MEMORANDUM
Department of State
October 23, 1941.
PR
Mr. Summerlin
Dear SummA
Hume Wrong, Minister Counselor of the Canadian
Legation, called me on the telephone this morning on a
number of matters and in the course of his conversation
gave me the following information in regard to the Prime
Minister's proposed trip to Hyde Park.
1. The Prime Minister has made arrangements for a
private car to be placed at the disposal of Princess
Juliana and her party. The Prime Minister will travel
in his own private car. In accordance with the arrange-
ment which we worked out earlier this year, the Canadian
National Railways has made arrangements direct with the
interested American railroads for the transportation of
these two private cars. (You may recall that under this
arrangement the American roads transport the cars and
charge one first class fare for each passenger traveling
in the cars; this relieves the Department of paying as it
did on many occasions in the past the rather large sum
for transporting private cars).
2.
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2. The two private cars will leave Ottawa Friday,
October 31, and are due at Poughkeepsie, New York,
Saturday morning, November 1, 5:30 a.m. The Canadian
National Railways are arranging with the American railway
authorities about detaching and holding the private cars
in Poughkeepsie.
3. The Prime Minister and Princess Juliana will have
breakfast Saturday morning on the train. They assume that
the White House will send an automobile or automobiles
to Poughkeepsie to take them to Hyde Park. They will be
ready to leave the train at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
4. The Prime Minister plans to leave Poughkeepsie
at 11 p.m. Sunday, November 2 in order to permit him to
be in Ottawa for the opening of Parliament Monday afternoon.
5. Princess Juliana plans to stay on at Hyde Park
until Tuesday.
I told Mr. Wrong that I would give you this information.
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Thank you to mues for your
letter. and / an freasly
looking for bard to arrive as
Hyde Park hor. 1st in the
morning - topsther with me.
machentic king, & hind
arrangement / will thing
my two little in per timens
daughters and / will plads
accept your bried hir:-
tation too for This Feith,
one of my best and closes
priends, who always assist
me is looking after the
children
IT would have been that a
disapporitment, Lad your
iuri tation lad to be caucelle
as already once if could not
come off. the / do very very
must appreciate your
kinduess of having me
hispite of all the decadful
things you and the Inceides
had to to through perco-
hally there last months,
in whics / did feel to
ver, much for you.
Looking freatly forward
is meeting you apain do roon,
and in your loves home
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this trice,
yours tricerely audafectionaly
Juliana
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF PROTOCOL
MEMORANDUM
October 25, 1941
Miss Thompson:
The White House:
With reference to Mr. Muir's conversation with you
concerning the visit of Princess Juliana to Hyde Park the
end of this month, the following is the latest information
that we have in the Division of Protocol. It is understood
that Princess Juliana accompanied by her two children,
Mr. and Mrs. van Tets (we had thought that he was a baron
but find out that he is now plain mister), and Miss Seith,
who 1s taking care of the two children, will arrive at
Poughkeepsie Saturday morning, November 1, with Prime
Minister MacKenzie King on the same train. There will
also be two private detectives, Captain Sesink and
Mr. Welbergen, in Her Royal Highness' party.
Mr. van Tets has been informed that Mrs. Roosevelt
would be pleased to have him and Mrs. van Tets along with
Miss Seith stay at the Hyde Park house. However, the
van Tets prefer to stay with Mrs. van Tets' father,
Dr. Collins, at Millbrook. Miss Seith will stay at the
Hyde Park house if this arrangement is still all right.
With
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With reference to the two detectives, they can be
quartered in Poughkeepsie or at Hyde Park whichever
Mrs. Roosevelt decides.
Mr. van Tets understands that the party will leave on
Tuesday, November 4.
Stanley Woodward
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Oct. 31, 1941
GRACE:
Call up Mr. Talman in Hyde Park
and say I have his letter and I hope to
be there without fail on Sunday morning
and bring the Princess Juliana and that
I am very glad that Mr. Haviland will give
a short message of greeting.
F.D.R.
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Hyde Park, Ber York,
October 27, 1941.
The Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States,
The White House,
Mashington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Roosevelt,
Vr. B.H. Haviland, senior elder on the
Consistory of our local Reformed Church, DUE told n.e that you
would like to attend our church service next Sunday morning
(November 2nd) and bring Princess Juliana of the Netherlands
with you 88 your guest. Let ne add ny invitation to his,
le shall indeed be pleased to have you and your royal guest
worship with Q E on that day. You need fear no difficulty in
driving your car right up to the front door.
Te have begun making plans for your visit
and trust that nothing will intervene to change your plans.
Since you told Mr. Haviland that you would like 80 for 88
possible to have just our ONE people there that day, I 85 giving
no more publicity to this than I can help. So that NE may be
better able to decide who shall attend, admission *ill be by
ticket only and, with & few exceptions, tickets will be given
only to members of the church, 8. limited number of their guests,
and regular members of the congregation.
The church service will be conducted in
our usual simple form. The only exception to this is that I
have asked Mr. Haviland, 88 senior elder and your prosonal friend
of long standing, to give & short memesie of greeting and welcome
to the Princess and yourself.
Vrs. Talman and I attended that special
Convocation at Holland, Michigan, last June at which time the
Princess received & degree from Hopa College. At that time
Mrs. Talwan not the Princess. If agreeable to you and fitting
in with your plane, we would be pleased to call upon you at E
time to suit your convenience on Saturday. At that time we
can pay our respects to the Princess and also get from you any
last details that we may need to know about your visit to our
church the next day.
Yours respectfully,
Lyman Q. Talman,
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THE WHITE HOUSE
[11-1-41]
WASHINGTON
The State Department telephoned the
following:
The Prime Minister and Princess Juliana
arrive Poughkeepsie, Sat. Nov. 1, at
5:20 a.m.
They will stay on the
train until 10 a.m. and will have
breakfast on the train.
The Prime Minister leaves 11:03 p.m.
Sunday.
Princess Juliana leave 11:03 p.m.
Tuesday.
M.C.T.
Dee. 19th 1941
Jear Mrs. Roasereli,
Thank you do much again for
is arrited here safely - / admire
the beautiful pona che pic there,
is very mucs and is is tued a
frie impression 5/ your heigh-
bour hood, and therefore Q long
Pourerir
also, / wanted to thank you
very must for your kind note
15ken for had & ci cred this
calender well our effigies, that
has thees of you.
/ baw to wish you both and
to your whole family as much of
a leal Xear as passible,- -
and way all our hope and
wishes for 1942 come true, and
more than that
/ can't tell you how much
/ must think of your country
as if star to This war. time,
with the Freuendous deep cuto
That go Ln th it into its life as a
whole and of every indi ridual
all our pircences and determine
21b very bracing to be s haring
nation now.
/ fees 90 inspired hearing the
Pucident's speecs. It's food to
be alire erer his these days. may be
exem especially.
Your work must be dou bled,
and writing to you inth thas
her owled feels like litruding
bus / past M UST T with you
both the very very best / can
think of
four very affectionates
Juliana
U.S.Q.
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MEMORANDUM
The Governor General received the impression that the
important position which the main territory of the Netherlands
Indies (Java, Sumatra) takes in the general war strategies in
the Pacific is not fully appreciated in Washington and that too
much attention is being given to Australia and the connecting
Eastern part of the Netherlands Indies archipellago, whilst at
the same time the importance of Singapore also seems to be under-
rated. The Governor General comes to this conclusion a.o. because
the United States Asiatic fleet has apparently received orders
to only operate in the Eastern part of the Archipellago and is
not even prepared to give protection in Strait Sounda to rein-
forcements coming to Singapore from the Middle East. Moreover,
the United States airforce is falling back on Darwin where the
United States are establishing an army and naval basis.
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During the conversations which upon the instigation
of President Roosevelt were held some time ago in Singapore
it was observed that the United States representative seemed
to have like views.
The Governor General would deeply regret if the
American authorities really contemplate to transfer their
basis and main effort in the joint operations far to the East
as this would have as result that no full use would be made
of the possibilities which the Netherlands Indies offer in
these operations and that our territory might be abandoned
before the absolute necessity thereto might arrise. It may
be added that the British authorities in Singapore are of the
same opinion.
The Governor General draws the attention to the
following:
18 Singapore is extremely important for the general
strategic position. When close cooperation is maintained, this
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base can be strongly supported especially by organizing such
support from Netherlands Indies territory.
28 Soerabaya offers great possibilities, much greater
than Darwin which port is very poorly equipped. In Soerabaya
facilities for army and airforce are also available or can be
arranged on short notice.
3º If the defense line is drawn too much to the East,
the Japanese will be enabled to take besides other Netherlands
Indies natural riches the oilfields. Of course these will be
thoroughly destroyed if the necessity arises, but they can
again be put into production after some time, however well
the destruction may have been executed.
4º The front should not be retracted, more than ab-
solutely necessary, as by doing so the enemy not only can
strengthen the defenses in the abandoned territory but
especially can construct basis from which to conduct offensive
operations also against the Australian supply routes.
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5º It is especially pointed out that if the Japanese
were to occupy Sumatra and Java they would command the approaches
to the Indian Ocean (Strait Sounda, Strait Lombok and if Singapore
falls also Strait Malacca) and thus would be able to send naval
forces in that ocean which would constitute the gravest danger
for the Allied lines of communication between the near East,
Australia, South Africa and also between the United States of
America and the Near East.
6º The morale in the Netherlands Indies will be greatly
strengthened by the establishment of United States bases in that
territory which will prove the interest the United States have
in the defense also of the Netherlands Indies.
7ª When sufficiently supplied with war materials the
Netherlands Indies would be in a position to take a very active
part in the struggle.
Washington, December 28th 1941.