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NLT (PSF-SUBJ) 200
GORY 2 sF 5
TOP SEGRET
Dear Prime Minister:
x vory much appreciate your letter of January 9th
and the franieness with which you have set forth the
difficult and dolicate situation with which you are
confronted in the matter of the security position in
Australia.
I need not tell you how strongly I too deairo to
avoid any disruption of indispensable relations among
the three nations. I recognize fully the unpleasant
dileama in which your Dovernent finds itsolf since, to
a degree certainly, wa face the same dilemna ourselves;
and you have my assurance that we will do all that we
can to assist you in resolving this dilemma. I can under-
stand as wall the natural auxiety of the Australian
Government to set its house in order and to resuma with
us both 168 partnership in all defense natters, including
those of defense research.
with these things in aind, I agree with you that a
full and frank discussion with a person whose qualifica-
tions are such as you describe for sir Frodarick shedden
should prove to be useful. I ahall, therefore, asit our
Secretary of Detense to extend an invitation to sir
Frederick to visit Washington en route to London in May
and to maite the arrangements that will put him in touch
with the appropriate U. officials.
Pending these discussions I feel constrained to urge
upon you that you use every means at your disposal to
impresa upon the Australian Governnent the acute necessity
for accomplishing the various nessures which you describe
in your letter.
with kindest personal regards,
Sincerely yours,
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 13526
The Right flonorable
Authority LP-HST 2016-008 #14
Clement Attlee, M.P.
NARA so
Date 7/16/2019
Prime Minister
London
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