861.00 Congress, Communist International, VII/63: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 21—3:05 p.m.]
370. Personal for the President. I have just written an indecently long telegram on the Communist Congress. I wish I could have talked with you, the Secretary, Moore and Kelley instead. The main point is to handle the matter from the domestic, not the foreign, political viewpoint. If by any chance you decide to follow the line I have recommended, do have Kelley in on all drafting. The technical complexities of Soviet organization are so great that his encyclopedic knowledge will be indispensable. Whatever you do, the Bolsheviks will make it hot for us here. But, as Judge Moore says, we are already accustomed to Hades and acclimated. Love to your whole White House family and yourself.