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Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

President Roosevelt to Marshal Stalin1

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[Washington,] July 15, 1943.

Personal and secret from the President to Marshal Stalin.

I am deeply sorry for unfortunate sinking of one of your ships in North Pacific and have directed every possible future precaution.

Although I have no detailed news, I think I can safely congratulate you on the splendid showing your armies are making against the German offensive at Kursk.

I hope to hear from you very soon about the other matter which I still feel to be of great importance to you and me.2

Roosevelt
  1. Sent to the United States Naval Attaché Moscow, via Navy channels.↩
  2. A handwritten notation at this point on the source text reads, “In President’s letter to Stalin via Amb. Davies.” For the President’s letter, see ante, p. 3.↩