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

Hopkins Papers: Telegram

The Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the President’s Special Assistant (Hopkins)¹

secret
urgent

[Tehran,] December 3, 1943.

Molotov left here yesterday morning. I am therefore sending him message through Soviet Embassy here containing information in your cable to me² but as time is so short believe you should also have appropriate person in Algiers inform Vyshinsky and offer him air transportation to Cairo. Molotov stated in Tehran that he would designate Vyshinsky to represent the Soviet Government at the conference.³ I have advised Molotov of the probability of your placing plane at Vyshinsky disposal in Algiers in the event he still desires him to attend conference.

1. Sent to Cairo via Army channels.
2. Hopkins’ telegram of December 2, 1943, ante, p. 605.
3. See ante, pp. 580–590.