The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (Stalin) to President Roosevelt 79
I received your message on the 16th December. As there was no mention of the object of the suggested conferences in Chungking and Moscow, and that there was only one day left before their opening, I thought I might be able, in conversation with Mr. Eden, who has just arrived in Moscow, to elucidate the question of the objects of the conferences, and to find out whether they could be postponed for some time. It transpired, however, that Mr. Eden has no information on this point, either. In view of the above, I should be glad to receive from you the necessary details, to ensure that the participation of representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in these conferences should bring results. Allow me to thank you for the feelings you express with regard to the successes of the Soviet army. I wish you all success in your struggle against the aggression in the Pacific. I send you and Mr. Hopkins my warm personal greetings.
- Transmitted by the Soviet Ambassador (Litvinov). Photostatic copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y.↩