856.001W64/53⅗: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 21—7:33 a.m.]
1294. My 1273, May 20, 4 p.m. For the President.
“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 realizes 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. (Signed) Wilhelmina, May 20th, 1940.”