Office of the Historian

740.0011 EW 1939/32218

The Soviet Ambassador (Gromyko) to the Secretary of State

confidential
Washington, December 6, 1943.

My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to ask you to transmit the following communication from Mr. V. M. Molotov to Mr. Harry L. Hopkins in answer to the latter’s telegram addressed to Mr. Molotov1 and handed to him by Mr. Hamilton on December 3, 1943.

“Personal and secret to Mr. Harry L. Hopkins from V. M. Molotov

Just like you I cannot but express my satisfaction regarding our work together at the Teheran Conference and the possibility of continuation of this work in the future.

The meeting of Premier Stalin with President Roosevelt is of the greatest importance for drawing closer together the peoples of our countries in the interests of the cause of speeding up our common victory and post-war collaboration.

Best wishes.”2

Accept [etc.]

A. Gromyko
  1. Ante, p. 775.↩
  2. The quoted message was transmitted to Hopkins in a letter from Hull, dated December 10, 1943 (Hopkins Papers).↩