GRAY     
                                                        Moscow
                                                        Dated August 1, 1941
                                                        Rec'd 9 p.m.
 
Secretary of State,
 
               Washington.
    
               1431, August l, 5 p.m.
          FOR THE PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY, AND UNDER 
               SECRETARY
 
          The reception accorded Harry Hopkins by the Soviet 
Government and the unusual attention which has been de-
voted to him by the Soviet press clearly indicate that 
extreme importance has been attached to his visit by 
this Government. He was met at the port of entry by
a number of high ranking Army and Naval officials and 
by the Acting Chief of Protocol who flew with him to 
Moscow where an unusually large delegation headed by 
Lozovski had been assembled to await his arrival. He 
was received promptly by Stalin who granted him very 
extended interviews and discussed with a frankness 
unparalleled in my knowledge in recent Soviet history
the subject of his mission and the Soviet position. 
All Soviet newspapers have published photographs and 
items concerning his visit on their front pages - a 
 
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