The Archive · 1941

Not an Ambassador

Mr. Roosevelt told reporters they Jshould not speculate on whether Mr. 'Hopkins would become Ambassador later, He said Mr, Hopkins' health was too poor for the position, The President said Mr. Hopkins would not remain in London "long, and was going there to talk to some of the President's old friends, Mr. Roosevelt said his iden' was to maintain a personal contact between hhiniself and the British Government, My. Hopkins was the "President's personal representative at the Demoferatie National Convention last simmer: at Chleago—United Press, Work on U.S. Bases to At 1230 am, today an all-clear in the London area shortly followed third night-warning, There was a sharp burst of gun-fire simultaneous: with the third alarm at 1130 pin, Reports from Cardiff, Wales, meanwhile, said all the big fires which were started during Thursday night's mammoth raid had been extinguished by yesterday morning.and public services were proceeding fairly smoothly, There was on extensive fire at a printing works. Nurses at one hospital supervised the removal of hundreds of "patients without castelly—United Press.

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