Moscow Embassy Files: Lot F–96
The American Chargé in the Soviet Union (Dooman) to the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (Molotov)
Excellency: I have the honor to inform you that I have been instructed to transmit the following message from President Roosevelt, dated December 21, 1942, to Premier Stalin.
“I am very sorry arrangements for conference could not be made but I can well understand your position. This will acknowledge your note about the Anglo-American squadrons.26 We will expedite delivery of planes to the utmost. I have arranged to get you ten transport planes in January.
“I am writing you in regard to certain post war activities.”
Accept [etc.]