Moscow Embassy Files: Lot F–96
The People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (Molotov) to the American Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley)
Mr. Ambassador: Kindly transmit the following answer of the President of the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR J. V. Stalin to the President’s message under date of July 23:
“I have received your last message regarding a survey flight from Alaska. “Our airplane B–25 will arrive in Nome sometime between the 8th and 10th of August and on leaving for the projected survey flight will take on board three American participants in the flight.”
Please accept [etc.]