This order shall become effective at the close of business June 30, 1945.

The war against Japan, like the war against Germany, is a cooperative allied effort.

In the light of changed war conditions, a preliminary review of lend-lease assistance to individual nations has been made.

The appropriation estimate herein submitted provides for its full use to bring the conflict with Japan to a quick and decisive end.

They hope that our desire to see our soldiers and sailors home again and the temptation to return to the comforts and profits of peace will force us to settle for some compromise short of unconditional surrender.

We have received an enormous amount of mail.

This order shall be effective from June 1, 1945, until June 30, 1946, unless sooner modified or revoked.

Our blows will destroy their whole modern industrial plant and organization, which they have built up during the past century and which they are now devoting to a hopeless cause.

I have persuaded Sam Rosenman to stay with me for another year, and I am very happy that he is going to do it.

I asked him to stay on until I got more familiar with the situation, and he came up yesterday and told me that he would like to quit within the next month; in fact, not later than July 15.

Read that summary very carefully.

I will give you more details when Mr. Hopkins comes home.

This does not mean, however, that the Japanese have given up hope.

I wish to express my very deep sympathy for the relatives of those members of our armed forces who have the misfortune still to be held as prisoners of war by the enemy.

The French have ceased firing as a result of the message which Mr. Churchill sent to De Gaulle, with the approval of the American Government.

The only meeting I have ever discussed has been a Big Three meeting.

The heroism of our own troops in Europe was matched by that of the armed forces of the nations that fought by our side.

Within the near future I intend to advise the heads of the departments and agencies that whenever they have offices which are located in labor market areas classified in Groups II, III, and IV by the War Manpower Commission they may reduce…