Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conferences at Cairo and Tehran, 1943

Hopkins Papers

The President’s Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the President, and the President’s Reply¹

[Tehran, December 1, 1943.]

Mr. President: What do you think of letting the Russians give dinner tonight—your last chance at Russian food

Harry

OK but I have to leave early as we sleep at the camp.

FDR

1. According to Sherwood, p. 796, these messages were exchanged near the end of the tripartite luncheon meeting of December 1, 1943 (ante, p. 585). For a facsimile reproduction of the messages, which were handwritten, see Sherwood, p. 797.