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 TELEGRAM TO: AMEMBASSY July 12, 1941 LONDON FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE FORMER NAVAL PERSON. WE HAVE HAD A THOROUGH REVIEW OF YOUR WHOLE TANK SITUATION HERE DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS AND I CAN NOW GIVE YOU THE FOLLOWING RESULTS. WE PLAN TO INCREASE OUR PEAK PRODUCTION OF OUR MEDIUM TANK FROM 600 TO 1000 A MONTH REACHING THAT GOAL BY APRIL 1, 1942. WE WILL BUILD 600 MEDIUM TANKS MORE THAN WE HAD PLANNED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1. WE WILL INCREASE OUR LIGHT TANK PRODUCTION BY 150 PER MONTH SO THAT WE WILL HAVE 900 MORE LIGHT TANKS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1 than WE HAD PLANNED. ASSUMING THESE SCHEDULES ARE MAINTAINED, AND I BELIEVE THAT WILL BE, IT MEANS THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU 800 TO 1000 LIGHT TANKS AND 800 TO 1000 MEDIUM TANKS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1. I WILL SEND YOU IN A FEW DAYS THE EXACT SCHEDULING OF THESE. WE CAN ALSO AS OF AUGUST 1 START TRAINING 500 OF YOU TANK CORPS MEN IN THIS COUNTRY IF YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. WILL YOU LET ME KNOW ABOUT THIS SOON SO THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR PLANS IMMEDIATELY. HLH/LMB