740.0011 European War 1939/14002: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 16—12:30 a.m.]
1509. “On August 15 Mr. L. Steinhardt, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, and Mr. S. Cripps, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of England, made a joint call on Mr. I. V. Stalin and transmitted to him a message from Mr. Roosevelt, the President of the United States of America, and Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
(At this point the full text of the joint message appears.)72
[Page 821]Mr. Stalin on behalf of the peoples of the Soviet Union and of the Soviet Government, requested Mr. Steinhardt and Mr. S. Cripps to transmit to President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill sincere thanks for their readiness to assist the U. S. S. R. in its war for liberty against Hitlerite Germany.
Mr. Stalin declared that he welcomes the proposal of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill for the convocation in Moscow of a conference of representatives of the three countries for the apportionment of raw materials and armaments.
Mr. Stalin said that he on his part is ready to take all measures in order that this conference should take place as soon as possible.”