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divisional organization; that the Germans had broken up 
their large armoured divisions and dispersed this equip-
ment through what Staln called their tank and motorized 
divisions. Stalin stated that the war has already shown 
that infantry divisions must include a larger number of 
mechanized units. While Russia had a large number of 
tank and motorized divisions - none of them were a 
match for the German "Panzer" division, but were far 
stronger than other German divisions. Hence the great 
pressure on the German infantry divisions which caused 
the diversion of German armoured equipment all along the
line.                                              
          Stalin believes that Germany had 30,000 tanks at the
outbreak of the Russian war. Russia herself had 24,000 
tanks and 60 tank divisions with about 350 to 400 tanks 
in each division. They have always had about 50 tanks in 
each infantry division. Stalin believes that the large 
divisions are being broken up by the German Staff and as 
the war progresses the number of men in the divisions 
will be decreased in both armies.
            He stated that the pressure on his army in the last 
ten days had become considerably less, and the only 
reason he could give for it was that he thought Germany 
had been unable to supply their mechanized divisions and 
air forces with adequate fuel. He stressed the great 
difficulty the German armies had encountered in moving 
vast quantities of fuel to the front, and believes these 
difficulties are going to increase. He does not think 
this is because Germany has any lack of fuel, but rather 
because of transportation difficulties, the lack of good