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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 17
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c/o ¥, B. Devonshire, Esq,
rd * Chief Censor
| OX acaeg Hdte- 111 Harbour Street
. In Reply Refer . UY pincetens Jencica. BOL
To File #66-0 reh 6, 1944 .
Director
* Federal Bureau of Investipation
Washington, DB, C, .
3.
_ Re: Visit to Jamaica By
a Mrs, Elearor Roosevelt
ot Dear Sir:
# For the informetion of the Bureau, Mrs, Elean ansevelt errived at
; Fort Simonds, Jamica at 4:15 P,M, on Merch 6, 1944 fore 4 a tour of Anspection
vw. amefican troop facilities. in J Jemaica, .
Her program while in Jamaica is as follows:
‘Merch 6 - Arrived at 4:15 P.M. via army bomber landirg at Verrem Field,
adjacent to Fort Simonds; met by His Excellercy Sir John Hug grins,
Governor_of Jamaica, Le dy Huerins, Mr. John H, Lord, American
Gonsul, rs, Johr H, Lord, Mr, George Kelly, Vice-Consul, ts,
Felly, "and Colonel John v. Dallin, Commar ding Officer of the
Jemeica Bese Command, Mre, Roosevelt had tea, visited.the Bace
Hosniteal, end had mess vith. the troors,
Merch 7 - She made a thorough insrection of the base rith rerticuler em- |
phasis on the recreational and scciel facilities aveilehle to |
the troons, She had lunch st the bese; drove to Kingston where |
7 she insnected the U,S.0, She then proceeded to King's House fo \
~ me. tes. From 6 to 8 P.M, av_official recention was piven at King's.
House at which nrominert officials and citizens of Jamaica were |
present, There wes « emall dinrer rarty at Fing's House, and \
Mrs, Roosevelt remained there for the night, -- 4
wv—_——
Moreh FR = At 7:30 4.", Mre, Roosevelt left Kirg's House for Fort Simords
where_she de-arted for South America,
On February 28, 1944, Mr. John H, Lord, The American Gorsul, received a
“**lerram from Washington advising of the nronosed vieit of re, "Roosevelt, Ko
‘. wes sneeified for her arrival, hut the cablegrem informed that cableprems
a hed heen sent to the corrandineg officers of the rilitery an? ravel heses in;
: Jemaica contairing instructions for them, local srhedules, and to mike the }
_ necessary arrengements for the security of Mrs, Roosevelt. y
COM UNICATION #1440
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