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Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

President Roosevelt to Marshal Stalin1

[Hyde Park,] June 18, 1943.

To: Marshal Stalin

From: The President

I am a few days late in answering your message as I was away when it came.2 I fully subscribe to what Mr. Churchill telegraphed you and I want to assure you that at this time we are really doing everything that is possible. I hope you will understand that the shipping situation is still tight, though we have been greatly encouraged by the better progress of our anti-submarine campaign during the last two months which shows us a good net gain in available ships.

Roosevelt
  1. Sent to the White House, and forwarded by the White House Map Room, in paraphrase (marked “Secret” and “Operational Priority”), to the United States Naval Attaché, Moscow, via Navy channels.↩
  2. Roosevelt was at Charlottesville, Virginia, June 11–13, 1943.↩