740.0011 Moscow/10–1843
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
During intermission for tea today, Mr. Molotov was even more sociable and friendly and agreeable in every way, if possible, than [Page 654] before. In emphasizing again further the points calling for collaboration and cooperation between our countries, I strongly urged that communications facilities be quickly increased, adding that people simply would not travel back and forth between our two countries if there is only one scant line around by the far out-of-the-way city of Tehran, and that it would be entirely easy to improve greatly these traveling facilities by a small effort and very little attention. He said he agreed with what I had said about the whole matter.
I then said that my stay at this Conference had been as interesting and enjoyable as any in all my previous experience, but that I find that I am almost obliged to leave here on Sunday next.14 I then inquired what he thought about it, and he replied that he thought the business of the Conference could be worked out accordingly. I expressed my appreciation and suggested that a committee should be designated to whip together all the odds and ends remaining on the agenda so as to expedite and complete the work in the meantime. To this he agreed. I suggested Mr. Hackworth as my representative and he suggested Mr. Vyshinski, and I think Mr. Eden suggested Mr. Strang.
- October 31.↩