KD This telegram must be Moscow closely paraphrased be- Dated August 15, 1941 fore being communicated Rec'd 12:30 a.m., 16th to anyone. (br) Secretary of State, Washington. TRIPLE PRIORITY 1509, August 15, 9 p.m. "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. ) Mr. Stalin on behalf of the peoples of the Soviet Unionz 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 |