740.0011 European War 1939/24585
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley) to the Secretary of State 50
My Dear Mr. Secretary: Inasmuch as I have made no reports to the State department, on the Stalin–Churchill–Harriman negotiations, and the further fact that Mr. Harriman has no doubt reported in full to the President, I am forwarding herewith my personal observations [Page 636] in regard to the Conference51 for such use as you may deem appropriate. I am also enclosing some photographs52 which may be of interest in connection with Mr. Churchill’s visit.
You will note that these observations are in a more or less fragmentary form and necessarily so for they were received at various times from Mr. Churchill himself and from Mr. Harriman and the British Ambassador. I feel that you will be interested in learning that according to the British Ambassador, the question of the Soviet post war frontiers was not mentioned at any time during the conferences.
With my kind personal regards.
Very sincerely,
- The receipt of this letter was acknowledged on September 23, 1942.↩
- Memorandum of observations not printed. This gives essentially a chronological account of the meetings and conversations. Some incidental descriptive details were included, but they add little of substance to the information contained in the telegrams sent by Harriman to the President.↩
- None reproduced.↩