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          I told him that I was not authorized to make this 
suggestion of a conference to him officially.
          Stalin then stated that in case our Government 
wished to have such a conference he would receive such 
a proposal sympathetically and would give the conference 
his personal attention.
     Stalin has not given hitherto any information of
any kind to any of the Embassies or to any of the Military 
Attaches of foreign governments. The British Naval 
Attache has been given information confined to the 
Russian Navy because of certain joint operations.
          There is literally no one in the whole Government 
who is willing to give any important information other 
than Mr. Stalin himself. Therefore, it is essential 
that such a conference be held with Mr. Stalin personally.
          I believe he would give this conference his personal 
attention.
          My suggestion is that the conference be not held 
prior to October l, but not later than October 15.
 
 
                              Harry Hopkins