861.24/1121a
President Roosevelt to the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (Molotov)98
My Dear Mr. Minister: The heroic contribution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the common cause of civilization will forever be an inspiration to all free peoples. Your presence in the United States is a symbol of the unity of our cause and of our purpose.
The governments of the United States and of Great Britain desire further to cooperate with your nation in its valiant effort. In cooperation with the people of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and of the other United Nations, we are determined to eradicate for all time those forces which may at any time threaten the future peace of the world. We are most anxious to provide the maximum assistance possible in the form of military supplies, raw materials, equipment and food.
With the concurrence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, I have the honor to submit to you herewith a statement of the resources our governments are in a position to make available to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the year July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943.99
Cordially and sincerely,
- The Department’s copy of this communication is filed as Annex I to instruction No. 59 to the Chargé in the Soviet Union, October 13, 1942, p. 734.↩
- The text of the Proposed Second Protocol between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States and Great Britain is published in Department of State, Soviet Supply Protocols, p. 17. A copy of this proposed protocol was sent to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union in instruction No. 18 of June 18, 1942 (861.24/962a).↩