File No. 861.00/2089
The Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Navy (Daniels)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter (C–20–220 Op 36), enclosing telegram embodying the instructions to Allied naval officers at Murmansk.
I am thoroughly in accord with the general principles by which the actions of the commander of the Olympia are to be governed. Referring to the proposed measures of the Russian local authorities at Murmansk against German submarines, I shall be glad to know what tangible preparations have been effected and how, in your judgment, this Government may cooperate to assist.
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