to supply their mechanised divisions and air forces with
adequate fuel. He stressed the great difficulty the
German armies had encountered in moving vast quantities
fuel te the front, and believes these difficulties are
going to increase. He does not think this is because
Germany has any laok of fuel, but rather because of 
transportation difficulties, the lack of good roads and
mere particularly the effective interference of the
Russians with the German communications.
 
             Stalin says that even though the war has been
going on only six weeks, his troops are meeting brand new
divisions at the front, and some of the original divisions 
seem to have been withdrawn. He believes that the morale 
of his own troops is extremely high, and realises that this
is partly due to the fact that they are fighting for their
homes and in familiar territory. He said that Germany 
has already found that "moving mechanised forces through 
Russia was very different than moving them over the 
boulevards of Belgium and France",
 
               Stalin said that the Russian Army had been
confronted with a surprise attack; he himself believed
they would not strike but he took all precautions possible
to mobilize his army effectively. Hitler made no demands 
on Russia, hence they were forced to organise a defensive
line of battle. Now the Russians were counter-attacking at
many points.
 
              He said the Russian Army had met few of the
70-ton German tons but that this was probably due to the
inability of the Russian bridges to hold the tanks. He 
believes the terrain too diffioult to manoeuvre these giant
tanks. Where the 70-ton tanks were encountered, they were
pierced by the Russian 75 mm. guns. He does not think 
that the very large German tank will play an important part
in the war in Russia, although there are some parts of the
front where these tanks can manoeuvre. The roads are very
bad for the big tanks to operate over.