Hopkins Papers: Telegram
The Presidents Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Harriman), Temporarily at Tehran1
triple priority
President has wired Steinhardt today to the effect that he is delighted Inonu can come to Cairo and to assure Inonu that he is being invited to a “free discussion as between equals”. Steinhardt also directed inform Inonu that President especially happy to have the occasion to talk with him and that transport planes will be available Adana morning December fourth.
Will you see Molotov at once to make certain that Russian representatives are here morning December fourth. We understand that Soviet Ambassador Ankara is coming. Please advise.
- Sent via Army channels “for eyes of General Connolly only”.↩