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MAP ROOM PAPERS
Box 8
Stalin to Roosevelt
January - June, 1943
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1~ Ju 194:3. St.A.LIN•PO!US. 200 tran•port planet to So'det U~100J a.Tiounitt to Fu Ea.at, Oonera.l Uar1hall t.nd. Oeoera.l Bra.dley'• 'rilit to Rl>ui .. (Ails,..ra l'OTUS•STALIII ot 8 Jan •~ and i Jan •a) 1 alowi"' ot operation• in North Africa.
30 Jan 1943. STALIII•POTUS. Stalin'• rop1yto joint ••••'S• trom RooaeTelt ~4 CAurohill oo dto1tiona rtaohed &t Cat&blanoa.
~ Fob 19/.). STALIN-fQTUS. 16 Fob l94Z. STALIN•POTOS. Stal1n't reply to Churohill't mettAgt re
a.ddltional . informatiOD OD deo1t1ooa at Caaa.bl&aoa. ·
24 Feb 1943. STAlJN•POTOS. Acknawlo~ont ot POTUS't meaaace ooo~ratu• t .. ting Rod ~ oo 25th AnniToroorY (Soo l'OTUS•STALli 22 Fob •s).
21 Apr 1943. StAtlN-POTOS. SeTeranoe ot diplomatic rela.tioat between Soiiote and Politb 00Y02"11m8Dt-in•exilt error Bllolentk Mil txeoutiOQ. (Anonrod by .POTU8 in hio •u'S• or Z8 .&pr 4~).
29 Apr 194:5. S'l'ALIH-PO'l'tiS. SeTtra.ao• or diplou:tio rela.t1ont betweeu . Sortoto and Poliob Oon""""ot·in·o:dlo. (AD,....ro POT)JII-ST~ 28 .&pr).
8 !!&y 1943. STALII!•l'OTUS. Cqr .. tulotion•· on Tiotorr and liber .. tion ot Bioorto and Tunii. (AD .... rod by l'OTUS.S'fALIIf 1~ II&)' •s)·.
21 Ma~l9H. DAVIES•l'OTUS. (St..to 1•97) 'DaTioo' report on 100otins nth tAlin.
24 llaf 194~. STAJIDI.Zf•l'OTUS. (8t..to 4518) llomorandu= trom Stalin roa ll EXPoditins or ahip-t or oquipiDODt for oil rotinory plant., (2 Inor .. ae ot dtli~ery ot oampoa.ata tor &Yiatioo s•aol1~•• (3) .Urpl .. noo.
•' 6 JUno 1943. .U.USIIA, IIOSCO!I·ADI(!RJ.L BR011i. (042530) .l.dTiaea .;t J.dial!ral
Standley'• dtl1~•ry at POTU8-8TALI• --••as• an tRIDIW! oont•reno• · d.eo1don ..
STAJIDIZY•POI'tiSo (061122) Roport DD do1hory to Stal~ ot OOiQtereuo• 4eo11110AI {030600 J\u:l.e).
7 Juno 194~. STAJIDI.Zf•l'OTU8o (070UO) Joint dolhory ot TRIIE!I1' ooo,• lereuoe dto111oat by AMr101.12. t.D4 Brittah .U.'ba.ttador••
I 11 Juno lV43o S'Ul.Ill•l'OTU8o 0-tl DD dooh~ODI rMohod at ~DBIITo
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• 14 JUDo 1943. STANDLET-POTUS . {140910) Roquoat tor authority to
lUrnioh Britiob Aabaaaador a oopy ot POTUS-STALIX 030600 JUDo, (ADanrod •neptho• in 1'0'1'116-SfANDLEY lfi Ju.no 43) .
24 Ju.no 1943. S%AKDLEY-POTUS o (240908) 01~1ns copy ot POTUS- STALJJ oSo6oo Ju.no to Brit1oh Ambaoaador. (.ADowerod •att1rmati~·· in POTUS-STANDLEY ZS Ju.no ta),
24 Ju.no 1943, STALIN-POTOS. Stalin intoma POTU& ot h1a reply to Churohill 11 meaaago ot 19 JUDo 43 on TRIDENT dociaiona, {For Churohill 'a moaaago to Stalin ooo PK f 322, 20 JUDo 43, oopy ot which 11 tiled with POTUS-S'l'ALIII 18 Ju.Jio U),
28 JUDo 194a. ST.&.Llii-POTUS. A<>tnowloc~&oo POTUS' • oon&ratulotcJ'7 .. ,_ ••&• \o So~et peopl••
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ahoul~ 1rapect. fluaale.n nlllt.uy obJaet. in tt. hr Ea1t ~ l'D otbtr
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PRIVM'l! AND KESSAOE OP PRBMieR STALII
TO PResiDE!IT ROOSIM!LT A~D PRIII.!-IIIBISTEI\ CllllRCSILL.
I reee1Yed your friendly Jo1Dt •••••c• oo January 27.
I thank 70U for the Lnforaation on tbe 4oo111ona teken 1D
C&sab.lanc.a regardJ..nc operat1ob.S to be ca.rr1e4 out b7
AMric.a.n and Bk'itish eraed forces i n the cou.rao or the .tirat
nl.no IDODths of 1943. As I und.orat.and that b:f tbe .dtoblons
tl.ken reca.rd.tnc Germa..ey JOU Jouraob·oa aot tta. t.aak ot
oruoh1Dc 1 t b7 ope.ning a aecon4 front 1n Europe 1n 1M&•
I 1bou~d be ?ery obl1ce4 to you .tor 1ntormat1oD on t~
concrete operations planned in thit roapeot an4 on tbe.
aobodulo4 tice ot their real1zat1on.
As resards the So..-let Onion, I Ct\a auuro JOU that tba
armed forces of tbe o.s.s.R. wt.U do 01'01'7tbi.nc 1o tbatz
power ~ contimle tbe otfens1To aaat.Dat Ool'IIIJV' &Dd bet- ·
all1ea on tbe 6orte~r-san front. Cll'cuut.ancu perat~ -
tin&, wo 1DteD4 to w1D4 vp our wl.Dter c .. po.11D 1D tbe f irat
balt ot February of this JO&r. OVr troop• are t1H4, tbq
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I han lU•t r e oeln cl troa .Pba.ua.dor LU.-doott t)tt t ollowtac pl'i:nW
and ooatideatlal .. ,,., ,, dated APRIL 21, ad4r••••4 t o you bf l talia 1D
d1ot.t1ac that tht So'f'iet Oonraa..at hat 'broke rtktioaa with the Polllb
Oo?nnunt-ln•ldlt. TM text at St&Uo• a Muac• to you follow••
•the reoeut oocduot ot the Polith OOTeraa«a\ towar41 the ao.iet
Olllou h rec&rdecl bJ the 109ift: Oonr--.t u a~tobWlf ale~ qcl
ooatruy to a u Nl•• ...... , lt&a6u'4a ~~ rela\ioaa 'bet... allied.
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bl th~ S.OleDtk &rM, oo OtNut-oooupiM ttrr ltory, wu S....41at•l1 t.bo
up bJ the Slkarak1 co,..,...Dt ud lntl.ate4 1a enr7 pou l'bh a:t bJ tM
ottiolal Polit h preu. the 11kor.k1 con~\, t u hoa ttk1D& a atucl
acaJ.Dat tilt ...st. h101at el u d.,. ot tM amn vatoe, 414 aot ,..,. '" 11.\
-the Bl.tlerite eu\borlU••• a.tt.r- perptV.UJlc u. aVooloa• ori.M
ap1Dit tM Polilb otflou•• an DOW •c'lri' upoa u l.D,..etlca.Uoa tt.roe
tor tho ot.c1ac of *1ol> ~ ...... OQlhta4 ~ holp ot oor\&iQ pro-tuoh\
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extera1DI.tloo ot • pM.oetvl popv.latl•, ia Wa Sanat:lp\lou taree,
wdol' U.o oh&o MDq-t ot Bltlor , lt oboul4 'H oloar Ulat auoll
•iaYIItlcatloa~•, oa.rriecl out, aoraonr,' beh1D4 \he Sori.et OonrDMQ.\'a
bt.ol<, O&DDOt loaplro oootldoooo 11\ poraona ot an)' lntocrltr•
"tho taot that thia oupolp qoim t . tho So-riot IJDiOil -.. la\lDoho4
alalltanoout17 1D tho GerMO ao4 tho PoUOII prou, ud 11 holJI& ooolbao'"'
alone oimlar linoa, 4ooa DOt loaw ""7 •- tor '4oal>t thot thoro 11
oollt&ot .... ooll~aloa hotwn Bl tlor. tho ODO.., ot tllo .Ulloo, .... tho
Sili:OI'Ili:l SOYOr ... IOt in tho ooncl»ot ot tho oupalpo
"At a tlM no!~ tho pooploa ot tho So-riot tla1010 uo ol>o441Zl& tholr . . blood lZl tho blttor otrual o q&iZlat Bltlorlto Oor-q &D4 a1:rolD110&
· onrr ortOI't to rout tho •- too ot all llhor'f-lo-.ia& •-ratio
oountrioo, tho &onrnant ot .,., lill:orall:l, _p&Ddorin&. to Bltlar•o trr"""7•
11 doalin& a troaoh.,.ou. blow to tho 80-oiot Union.
"All thoao oirCNUtaaooa toroo tho So-riot OoTOJ'D..,t to 1ntor that
tllo proont p.,.....at ot Pol&D4, b&..U& tall• lato tho path ot ooU~aloo
111th tho Bltlor co,.........t, boo aoto&ll7 411ooat1no4 rolatloao ot alll...,.o
11ith tho tlo8o8ollo &Dd u,_d & llootllo &ttltudo towu4 tho So-.iot tiDlOIIt
•xa now: ot thooo olro~~a~taoooa tho So-riot Oowrnaall hu •- to tho
•-luloa ot tho -o1117 tor lln&kia& rolatiOGo nth tho proa•t Pol1olo
CO'f!J'Ue•'• "1 ._ it _...., to iotora '/flO ot ~ allow &ad tr..at tb&t 'tba
- ........ ot tho tJDitod av.toa 10111 ro&liao - laonV.I>lllV. ot -
atop w!lioh tho So-.iot Oow,_t baa - ..,.ollo4 to -· • I)JCL.UII1UD ltoto Dept. lottor, 1-11·7~
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4oft1opMDto with rupoot '- loYio\-PoUob rohUcmo •Mob ll&ft taaa
1. 011 April 16 ~ • . follab IIlah tor la tllo o'booaoo troa Wuhla&taol
ot ~~ • u udor 'br..,gh' to ~· o.twaUoa ot t11o Dopo.r--' ~· oharcoo
M do 'by Ooi'IIOD propo.pDdo. o.goaoloo \a U.. ottoot that til& o. ...... a bo.4
101000 Polhh ottlooro .,...,..tod b)' tho Jtuulo.Do lll lMO, tho lllDiour
IID4or lllo-oUoao llldlo o.olaaowh4c1Da _, tM •'-'7' al&)lt w ll 'bo o.
tabrloatloa COl tho pan ot ~~ o ........ , oo.ld _, til& PoUob ao...._at
oould aot tall '- t&to aoto ot ~· o.lhpUoao olDoo lt ho4 tor ooor o.
SoY!.ot outhorltlOI ~· whoroo.'bouto ot oppro~tol7 a,ooo Polllh ottloor o
Ia>"'"' to b .. o 'booa oopturo4 b)' tho Rod U1q l a lOU, Ho o.loo pollltod
out tl\at la Doooa'bor lHl til& Polloh PriM lllahur hluolt hod tatoo llp
with Stolla oa4 lloloW. til& 111\orool>ouh ot ~~ aloolac Polloh ottloor o
z. Lor4 Ho.llto.x oa April Zl ho.a4od .. o.a ~ -lro laclioo.Uac
that boo""" ot til& roooat vo.ft 4otorloro.Uoa ot PoU.-mot rol o.Uoao
tll&ro wu • ~~o.D&•r or oor10ill trOil'blo -c til& Pollob ..,...d hrooo o.'brM4
portlw1&r17 thou lll tbo 111441• ...... n oto.to4 that *'· Chm'ohlll .....
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to t.at. put 1a tM 1A.,.•Uc&t1oa• o&n'it 4 oa"' MMD4 tbe but ot the lo'r1H
Go.,.rtlllCt, it t lt.nlcl 'M po1DM4 ODt that U.. jauiou C.nl b a tet.cr-.
hot& O.ana 4&\•4 Aprll 11. I p.-.. t\atft tb&t M lid. k«a 1Gto,_4 that
tbt Iat.rD&tJ.OD&l b4 Crou eo-!U·• bad oo-mlod.td. oo Afril 21 to the
Polhh u4 OtrMD Oon r-aatct. \b&t U.. tr&t.roa.Uoa.&l h4 Cro.tt ._. pr.
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I coliGJtATULATI: vou u o THI: OM.LAn" buacu :u o SA tT IIN ro.cia 01
THt BRfLLI AMT VICTORY WMICN MAl LLO TO TM£ LIBEJtATtO• Of 8tZCJtTl __ ~
•-o Tu• te FROM HtTLtAITC TYJtAIIIIIIY. I WI SH YOU COlT I IIIUCD IUCCIIICe~ ..-..
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THE SECRETARY
VCII This to l o3rom muot bo c-los oly po.ro.phrascd bofore bc1nc communioo.tod to myono. (SC)
TELEO!W.f I!ECili VED
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Roo'd: May 21, 1943 3:38· p.m • . ' "':
Secretary ot Stnto,
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PERSOllAL AJID ~ FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE
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"Ambassador Standley formally presented. mo to tho
Foroign Commissar at fivo o'o1ock yoaterday afternoon who
immediately arranged for a mooting With Stalin for nino
or clock tho same ev&ni,ng. At that tilllo Standley formally -; .' , . ... ··:.,_ ....
proaontod mo t o Stalin and then very gonorouoly euggootod
that 1n view or our ol:d rel ationship ho~ would loav• m•
with Stalin and Kolotov to J '
proaont ~· Pr~a1do~t'. ~ . lott~7 · . .. . and
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Md !'or any discussions· Stalin mi{lht desire. Tho latter
was road to h1ni by tho interpreter and soomod to be
!'nvornbly (*) aid ho wished to soo mo within the next
day or so !'or more do!'ini to reply. I spent two ho_urs nnd
a hal!' with Stalin. and Molotov in tho most !'rion.dly
atmosphere, Both inquired as to your health and were
gratified to hcnr that you were so fi t and strong,
Tho· only reference mnde to pending military operations
this summer was a statement by Stalin. to me thnt it was
difficult to mako any other than tentative j~d~ents on tho
•=•r campaign because Hitler's notions would undoubtedly
dopend upon Allied action.
Pl ease express my regret tna·t I was unable to greet
my old friend the Primo Uinister on hi s trip to tho u.s,
We hoard l7llat our English friends would, cnll "h~s jolly
r;reat sp_ooch" to Congress wb.ile VIe wore in tho- cen tor ·of
things in a 'r;nme of auction bridge yesterday, As Harry
Hopkins in his boat manner would say, tho .snmo was hold
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in abeyance until his masterful address was devsloped into
a moving and, eloquent conolusion,
It is gratifying to havo boon rocoivod hare in a
friendly and cordial · w~y and I fool that my trip haa boon' . . . 1. 'f' •: ~ : \. ,. • I • t,:: ;.;;
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PllRSOliAIJ AND .... Wf0R THE Pn:..eiDENT. All~
SBCRE~AllY
Last ni.ght Stn:in ·hnridod '. > rne a no:.to.ta.ndum' ·
\'th ich re:;de ~.n oloae· po.r.nphr{:.aO p.a follows:
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11 0no. '.~o 'oxped1t1ng Or · ~hipmant.- to tho. Spvi~t ·\, . . ' .· Union ot 04ui pttont fr~ tho four. oil rot1nory plnnts
ordctoo.d in th6 · Un1 tC"~. Stal\::o s . ' •"
Soviet or ders· t>lAocd -~:itli · AmeriCan firma ·for . . . I o
delivqry to the Sov'iat Union of equiptGont tor the . ' . . . . · four ,oil refinery plonte cot:tplot~ with Mll tho
o.uxili~ry oq":ipmont hrivo been nJ'~'t'ovod b:"' t he American1
qovct'nmont. ·. : \
. . 'I'ho pr.oWctiop or up. tht:t eq_uipmor.t in o.ceordanoo
wit h tho Soviot specil'i c(\tions o.coept e<i by tho
, Arncriccn firms for tho f our ·pl~~s m.)nt1on~d nb~vo 1~
' to 'bo complotod bft.fo- 9 the end ·,: · Jun;.o.o it. 18. pro - . . . vided for b y tho torms ot: .doliVoroy. ~
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. . Al l tho oquipmnn t to be truns.rcrrod to ;:>orta
nne! tho londing on So•iet ships completed not l.lter "
thnn Jul y tor plnntn numb~r• 1 nnd . 2 o.nc\ not l o.ter ·
them Auguit tor plnnta nu:o•b>rs 3 ond 4 .
TYro . The ineronsinc ot doli very' ot eompononts
tor nvi.at1on {ICISolin;> .
It is neees nnry to ineronae the sh1pmont to the
Soviet \!n1on (<>) octnno eoc:>ononts for nvi 11tion '·
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e;c.solines-~ioo oetnno or nll,.- bentine"- in ov·>ry wo.y · . :'
so th~t boginn~ng from June to the ~nd or 1943. tho
r.1onthly nhl.p~nent to the Union or so·•.ot Soc1al1ot .,
Republica trom· t ho Ulli~ed Sto.to11 of· A"!!rico. .m:~y
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amount to not loss ~1nn 22 to 25 , 000 tonn .ot·components , . .. \.
Three·. Airpinnoa . ...
It is noc01S3.lrY th:. t ... 1 mt\ny pursuit plnnos o. s
possible be sent 111 1.n $xpedit1'ous \ot.nner US1!'8 to
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Scortt:>.r)· of St=l t< , ' .
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Rco•a ~:10 p.~ . , 25th
3~8 , Jl:ly 21z, 2 p ,b,, cs~c·rro;J ··.r.:o) liE a't" tea th::l t tllio ••cmor~"ldUu \'.:>o 'f:ivEn to mt
by rE l SOn or our P~EVious 'conve:r:J~~t on . , .\t th."".t titlE
he h."'d ""'·d t.h::lt 'tiler·< 17El'E t :irH vit;,l i.lilit~ri
nccta~:·.t .. u ·,:nch hE most nttdEd f<'r !>is mil1~ry
dctcnor DOt: , . Hitirr• o SWllilCr nuoa S.~h offensive, .hE • • • - I
btlicv:d, mi{lllt bE blOst violent ~.nc U£8t>•r~tc . :·hlEil , ' :u fJ.r:~t ~trntioncd tlluc nzocr.= :.. t :.:a I told him tll.::t
llhilc' il; r.:.s· out or 'Ciy .b~iliwiol; ~ t.ould be r:;l;,d to
~akt thE m,\ttEr U!) tti th :rou, .\ooortli ngly ·I con,ft:rrcd
\'l ith .\1n0>~. aandor Sbndlcy and th~l·c~rtcr 171th. G!:ncr.:~l
Burnu, Gtner al F:l;monvillc :>nd tlu-out~h :.dmirnl ,
· Stondley l.-ith Ocncr:tl Uiohtl.'\ Qnd the)· !ll;'£ <:ll . o:r ~he I I . • . opinion tll.'\t ~:;c .:should join in :1 rcoomL>cndQtion to
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oo~:~pli::~cc 1:1th these rt(!ueata ~a ;;;hyo.icolly · possiO>lc • . ' . . . .· ... . \
Tht tn>ph::ois pl:lctd on tht rt(!UUtG on ·)lot.'> '/
OCC08 ~0il0 indio~tE:s to IDE thnt i;rt:~t 11"1l!>0rt nno.E i:l
ott~oi\Etl to ~:,is mttcr , ;tt IIOI!l~ bt hel pful' :f'or 't.~c
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forth -your · PEl'~On::ll interEst and <lioposi tion :~nd
o.nythi nc th:: t yo\\ c?u~d oo.y conn ~ zt€:n t r.ith your
other cor.:l.;i tiJiEI1t S o.nd your 0\1n ju.O.~rr.En t •
',! ill bE l t:wl.n·a hErE ollo1·tly, i.••medi:>tEly aftEr
rtcEi;;>t. of 1'ora1al, rEply to your lettEr . ProcEEding . .. I '
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I ear•• ~lth you that thla aummor, poaalbly aa eorl7 aa
JUno, the bag1m11Jis ot a ncnr la:rso-eaale otteneln ot ll1~ . . . \,..-,.
lerl~ee b to be expeat8\\ on the sovlet-GormcD tront~B1Uer
hoe aliaa47 aonaantrated aeatnat ua obo~t 200 oerma. 41v~ eione an4 ae J:lllll7 aa 30 4~-rialona ot hb alllea,we are ;re
par1Jis to moat t he now Go......n ottene1Te an4 Co- :~auneh!:obnntu
attaoke bu~ t~e experienoe a ehortose ot airplanes an4 alr~-. .
oratt tuel. Row lt 1e ot oouroe 1mpoae1ble to toraee ~ ~ -
m.Ultary and other etepa t hat va ehall han to take .• 'l'hJ.• aUl
depend upon the deTOlOPmoDta at our tront .• Llloh aUldepend al~ . ~~ . .
on how apee;\y an4 aoUve wUl be an&l~r1aan m.Uitary o~
ration~ ~ Barope.
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axpi~ ~ ~ prea~i 1111.81Jer to 70ur proposal oannot be qut\e .. . , . datlnlte -~ . . ..
I 8Bl'•e 'll'lth 70U. t hat auoh a meatiDs 1e naoaaa~ U4 'that 1t ahov.ld ba pot )Ia poatpon.od_,Bilt I ask · J'O'Il to appreo1ate . ,
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ADUIRAL STANDLEY DELIVERED SIX PART MESSAGE ¢3¢6¢¢ TO STALIN A~ TWENTY HOURS GREENWI CH FOUR JUNE , AMBASSADOR 'IS PREPARING REPORT OF MEETING , FOR PRES IDENT WHICH WILL .BE SENT IN THIS CRYPTOCHANNEL,, ..
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EVaDENCE OF SURPRISE , HE EXHIBITED NO REACTIONS OTH~R TH STAT ING THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE GENERAL .PURPORT OF TH MESSAGE AND AFTER CAREFUL STUDY FOR TWO··OR THREE .DAYS WOUlD .MAKE A REPLY, AIR· RA ID WARNINGS WERE SOUNDED AS I WAS LEAVING FOR THE MEETING, FOUND STALIN ' WITH STAFF IN AIRRAID SHELTER 0'.'
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You.r meaaage 1D which. ;rou 1ntorm me about oertaiD
deo1a1o~U~ on the queat1ona or atrategr made b7 1ou aD4
llr. Cburehill I reQeiud on JW>e 4. I thank you tor- the
mea a age.
U 1a appar~t trom your· meaaase. theae deoiaiona
are .in contradiction with those made b;y you and Mr.Cl:n.u
eb1ll at the beg'hnins .ot thia year# regarding the . terma
ot the opening or the aeoond front in Western EUrope.
You or oourae . remember that 1n tbe j oint mea ease
ot JanuU7 26 or thie '7eu you and llr. ClJurQhill informed
111e aoout the decieion !:lade at that time to diver-t oonel-'·
deraole Gorlll&n land and a1r toroee fro~~~ the Ru .. ian front
and to force Gel"man7 on ·b.Or lmeea in l9f3. • Later llr. Cburchill on hie own behalf tnto"""'d ,..
on Fobru-.rr 12 about the more preo1ae terms ot the Bl-1 t1ah
J.mor1om operation 1n 'l'un1a1a and 1n Mediterranean, aa wall
aa on the Western ooaat ot Europe. It waa e&id. 1n th1a .....
aage, that preparations tor the operat1Qn ot torQing tha
Channel 1n .&uguet 1943 were enargat1Qally oelng ~ar-rled out
b7 Great Britain and tbe United Statee, ~d ahould weatbar
or other reuona ba'fe preY~ ted 1 t, than thia operation
would be prepared t or September 1943 with· partloipation of
larger toroea in it.
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atom Europe which waa postponed already from 1942 to 1943, 11
being poatponed ago.in, thia t1mo until aprin8 1944.
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utmoa't strain ot ita strength, aga.1nat the main toreea ot Oer
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ed seriou.a support trom the Brit1ah-Amer1oan J.rmie~f
Aa to the Soviet Government, it doea not find it poaaib;e
to agree with thia deo1a1Qn, made, bea14ea, •1tb~t ita part1o1-
pat1on and without attempt to diaouaa Jo1ntl7 thia 1110at import- , ;, . .. . . '
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' THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR SHOWED ME YESTERDAY A MESSAGE FROM
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FROM ·YOU WHICH. I WAS TO SUBMIT TO STALIN JOINTLY WITH HIM. . . . I INFORMED HIM THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY INSTRUCTIONS I
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IN AN ENDEAVOR TO COVER HIS SITUATION AND INSTRUCTIONS THE
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(FROM AMBi1SSADOR STANDLEY TO THE PR,ES IDENT j PE.RSONAL 1\ND )
THE BR ITISH AMBASSADOR HAS SHO~JN ME STALIN'S REPLY
T~ YOUfl 1.1ESSAGE OF THE "!·TI-1 , (OPNAV ¢3¢6~¢); STALIN TOLD
CLARK I<ERR THAT THIS REPLY HAD ALSO BEEN ·tRANSM IT-TED TO
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y~r t>nited Statoe Colleague? It not, tho text of tho
moaaago 'rrill be repeated ·t o you."
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THE BRITISH AIJBASSADOR I NFORIAS I.IE HE HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWI NG MESSAGE FROU LONDON :
"THE PRI I.IE MINI STER AGREES THAT YOU SHOULD RECEIVE A COPY OF THE JOINT MESSAGE OF J!,JNE 5TH.
IN VIEW OF THIS AUTHOR IZATION CAN YOU NOV/ OBTAIN ONE FROM YOUR UNITED STATES COLLEAGUE?
IF NOT, THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE VIILL BE REPEATED TO YOU"• . .
IAAY I CONSIDER THIS IS REQUEST BY HIS GOVERNMENT IN THE UEANINC OF USNAVCO~ 1516527
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THE SECRETARY VV \ 'JfS:..
J\Ule P:l, 19~
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~o tho Proa1dentl
H9e~owJ J~~ 261 . ,19'-3
The Preeidentl ·'
I thAnk 1ou tor the blgh evaluation or the determination and courage or the Soviet people and of their arced forces 1n their atruwe aga1not the German br1ganda.
.Ao a reelll t of tho tvo-Jear atruggl.e or the Soviet t1n1on aga1nat llitlerite Oerm&DJ Md her vuoalo and •• a reeul t ot the aer1oue blove vh1ob have been delivered by tho .Allies to the I talian-Geraum armleo 1n North .Atrioa the oond1t1ono f or the t1nal deetNo-t1on of our oo:n:non enemy bave been created.
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THE PRES I DENT:
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BLAGODARIU VAS. ZA VYSOKUIU OTSENKU RESHIMOSTI I t!RABROSTI
SOVETSKOGO NA'lODA I EGO VOORUJENNYH S I L V I t1 BORBE PROTI V
GITLEROVSK IH ZAHVATDEHIKOV STOP PARA V REZULTATE OVUHLETNEIY
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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
Juno 28, 194}•
llDIORANDUll FOR ADliiRAL WILSON BRODt
Deer Wll_aans
W11l you please make the tollowtn& correction in the last message rrom Joaet Stalin to tbe President, which papers was delivered to the President by me 1n "person, Saturda7 mornin& • This cho.ngt was dictated to mt thil =orning by the Charge 4 t A.ttairet ot the Soviet Qabaeayt
second paratraph, second sentence beg1nning, nStlll last 7ear•.
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PR1UI!R J . V. STALDI '1'0 PRESID!NT ROOSEV!L'l'
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message ot Mr. Churchill with wbioh you are ,in tul1 . . . 8.gl'eement ':• you 1D.tormed zce i n your zaeaaqe handed
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PR!m~ 1. V. STALIN TO PRIIIE-IIINI STBII
llr. W.CI!URCHILL
~Your message or June 19 wae reoe1Ye4 by ·~·
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I tully understand the oomplext ty or the organiza
tion or Anglo-American 1nvaa1on o~ Weatern !Urope, · part1-
oul.arly, the organ!ut.t oi) or treaterenoe or the t!'OOpa
aoi-oee the Channel . Th1a ocaploxtty wae eYtdeot also t"raa
your meaaago.
Proc your message or the laat )'tar and or this :rear .
I got contl donce that you and tbo Prealdont tully roall7
zed the 41tf1cult1ea or tbe organtzatton or such o~eratton
and that the appropriate preparatto~ ot thia 1nvaa1on 1a ·
bolng oat'ri ed out by you togotbot' With tho· Pl'oa1dont, '1'11 tb ' , ..
tull cono1dot'at1on or thoae d1tt1oult1oo and wltb all nooaa-A • /4 ,.. "-<Jt 0..
aary tntenatty of strength and means. ~ l aot year you
1ntormed me that the large aoale tn•aaton or .Jur ope by the
8r1t1ab and Amot'lcao ro,oea, Will bo o&rl'1ad ~t 1o 194).
In your aemor eD4ua, tranami tte4 to V . M. Moloto-r on JUue 10.
1942 you W!'Oto:
•F1na.l17, and thia ta moat laportant ot all• .. are
oouoentratt ng our maximum ettorta on organization an4 pre
parat ion ot the large aoale 1n•aeton ot tbe oont1n!nt o~
IUropa by tho Bt'lttab ao4 Amar1oon tol'Ooo in 194). . . We 4o not eet any ltaita tor the aoale and atmea ot
th1o oampaigo, wb1ob at tba bag1nD1ng, wUl ba 0&1'1'1od out br
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8rlt.leb e.n4 Amertoe rorces numbering more t.ban one million
mon, wlt.b the appropriate ~pport ot aYlatlOD. •
At the beglnD1II6 or thll yeer, )'OU c 7ou.r own bebel.t
aM on beUl.t or tho Prea14eu.t. \'Idee 1ntome4 ce about your
4eohl0'DIJ em tll.e q.ueat.to~ or t.he lDTatlOl:l. or We.-ttl'21 !Urope
by tbe J.:o.&).o-~erican to.rcu w1 t.h tbe e.1a to •UYert ooaal•
4nebl e Cem.o.n land o..G4 Ur roro .. no. t.be au .. tasa fl'oDl. . •
In addH·SOO t.o t.hat you aet • teak t.o toroe Genaa.D.J'
~ Stl knee• in 194), and det1na4 tbe time or tbe lDY .. loD
cot later tbi.D Septeaiber.
111 your JDeeaege o r .Januaey 26 or thle y .. r you Wl"o~e:
"We oon.rerred with our m.111tary od'rUoroa and made the
4oo1olono on operationa. whlob muot bo uodort.okon b)' t.be A=e•
rloon and B~ltleb military r orooa within tlrat nina montbe
or t'he yeer 19')· We wish to lnto.rm you 1111ne4htely about
our ~ntentl ona. Wo suppose tbat tbelt opera\l ooa together
with your powertull otren.eS•e '&Jb.1, euhly, toroe Oen:Dany to
lta kneea tD 194). •
ID your subaequent ~•..age, re~e1Ye4 b7 :e on Pebrua-
f"/ 12 o·t tbb year, 4tt1D1D6 ~"' eoourat.ely \.he teTaa or tbe
hi'Y&ISOD ot Weat.eM'll 'Eu.rope adopt.e4 by :rou. and by t.he Prea14eat.,
you wrot.e; -.e are alao carrrtas out. preperattoaa e:aers;etlcal-
1.7 an6 to the liml ta or our reaourou t or the ope1"etlOD ot
torotna t.be C:bannal ln Augliat, ln -..blob oparettoo the Brit.hb
' e.n.S the United Statae unite wtU pe.rtlotpete. T'be 11111tl:as
rector• here will be e~ao the tonn•t• end tht ottena1Ya lanA·
tns ~~:~eena. tt the operat.lon 1o po8tpooed due t·O weather or
other reaaona 1 tbea lt will be prepered ror 8ept~-ttb
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In February when you wrote about those, adopted by
you plana and the t ·erma ot Ul a invaaton or Western Euro
~e . the d1tr1oult~es ot this operatto~ war~ tar more con
siderable than at pre~ent .. Since that time the Oerma:na .
suffered more than one defeat: t hey were thr6~ ' back by
our forces in the south end suttered~ot a small ~osa; they
were defeated and expalled by the An'glo:-Amertoan toroee .
from the North Africa; in the submarine warfare the Germans
rOund tbemseltes in more d1tt1cult position than at anY tim.e beto:toe. and the superiorl ty ot Anglo-American to roes
has grown considerably• it is known also that the Americana
SDd the British have achieved the aup,eriority ,o.r their avi
ation in Dlrope, and the Navy and Merchant fleet have grown
in their might.
1hue, the conditione for the opening ot the aeoond front
in Western Europe during the' period or the year 1943 did not
become worse, but, on the contrary, became cone1derably b~t-
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Arter all tbia the Soviet Government could not aasume
that the British and the American Government& wOUldobange the
deo181on adopted at tbe beginning ot this year 1D· res&rd to
the invasion or Western Europe this year. On the contrary, the
Soviet Government had all reaeona to consider that thia Anglo
American deotaton .wo~ld be rea~~zed, that tbe necessary prepa
ration waa being carried ~t .and that the aaoond trout in . Western Europa would ~a opane4, tinall7, in 194). . . ~ ...
Therefore when you wr1 te now that "Ruaa1a W'OU.i.4 not
have received relief it we had throWQ hundreds or tbouaand men
acrose the Channel in the disastrous ortena1ve", tbere 1a no-
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' tblng loft tor me but to ~D4 JOU ot the following. 1'1rat-
lJ. ot 1'ou.t:' owu memore.Ddum ot lUna ot laat year , wb.en JOU
stated about the pre·paratiion tor 1nvaa1on cot ot one huD4re4
thousand men, but ot more tba.u one a1U1on men ot Anglo-Am..,
r1oan torces at the time ot tbe bealnolas ot the operation.
Secondly , ot. your meaa06e ot Feb.ru.e.ry, in which it was said
about ~arge soale preparatory ~ensure• tor ,the invasion ot
Western ».trope in August - ._,aptamber ot this yea.r; tb1a meailt
that, evidently, the operation was toreaeon , by no meana, .
with the parttc1patton ot one hundred tbou.aand oen, but ldtb
the aurrtol ent number ot t oroea.
When J:OU state now: ""1 cannot tu.atne haw the great
Britlab 4eteat and bloodabed .oul4 help the SOviet a~ea•,
then ta it not cltlar tbat the e t etuont ot auah kind in re
gard to the Soviet Onion has no ground and 1a in 41reot oon
trad1ot1on ~tb your other abov&-montloned reaponaible 4eo1-
e1one regarding the extensive and energetic A.nglo-Amerloan
meaaurea on the orga~zattoo ot tbo 1nvoe1on thle year, wbldb
aro botns carried out, and on wbioll tbo tull suoceaa ot tbe
operation muat depend.
I do not want. to expatiate longer on your re~pone:1ble
deotat on of' the an.nul.:JDant ot )'CQ.I' pre...-toua deo1a1ona. regar4-
1ng tbe 1nna1ou of 1\"oaternolt;,ropo, adopted by )'OU and b7 tho
Proo14on~ witb""t part1o1pot1ou ot the 8o•1et GOYen.eat cd
~tbout any attempt ~ 1nY1te ttl repreaeDtatt...-oa to the oon
feronoo 1n Waablngton, altbougll JOU oaunot but know that ill
tho ""r agaluot Ger.m7 the role or tbe SC>Ilet Oniou aD4 ito
t ntereat tn the queattona ot the eeoon4 troot are great enough.
It 1a not necessary to 11.1 that the Sor i et GoTeraaent
oonnot rooonollo 1toolr ~tb euob 1guor1na or tbo tundameutal
1ntereeta ot the SoT1et Union in tbe wer aga1net the oamaon
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You wrl to to mo that Y<N tully underetand my d1a&J>
po1ntment. I bavo ~ tell you thet thla 11 Dot etaply -t
t.er or 41eappolntz:u!l'lt ot tbe Soviet Gove!"llllent. but a &at-. . ter or preservation or 1te oontldenoe in tbe Allies, ~oh
oonfldenoe ts aubjooted to bard trlale.
One muat not torgot, that it ia tbe ~ueat1on or pre
servation or adlL1ona or lites in occupied reglona or We
stem •ropo and. Ruasla, an4 reduction or the trom.eD4oua
aacr1t1oee of the Sov1ot 'a~ea in campar1eon ~tb which
the eecr1t1cee or the Anglo-Ameri can torcee oonatitute a
small quontt ty.
Juae 24th, 194).•
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