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Mr S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister

Cablegram 240 LONDON, 14 April 1940, 5.51 p.m.

MOST IMMEDIATE CLEAR THE LINE MOST SECRET

Reference my telegram 237. [1] [Attitude indicated] [2] is being reconsidered in the light of strong recommendation from Allied mission to Scandinavia that immediate action should be taken at Trondheim.

BRUCE

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1 Document 140.

2 The words in square brackets have been inserted from Bruce’s file copy on AA: M100, April 1940. The latter copy gave the time of dispatch as 5.40 p.m.

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[AA: A981, EUROPE 30, ii]