TELEGRAM
 
                         The White House
Washington                                    
          
August 15 1942
 
PERSONAL FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN
 
The Prime Minister has shown me the cable he is sending you regarding the rough sledding he had
in his talk with Stalin last night. He is transmitting also Stalin's memorandum which he handed us
both simultaneously and his aide memoire in reply.                            
 
I have written Stalin a letter as follows:
 
"I have had an opportunity to study the memorandum of August 13 you handed me last night an
identical copy of which you simultaneously gave to the Prime Minister. I have also had an
opportunity to read the Prime Miinister's aide memoire of August 14 replying to your
memorandum.
 
    "I do not believe that any useful purpose would be served in comments by me additional to
what the Prime Minister has
    said. I feel however that I must reaffirm his statement that no promise has been broken
regarding the second front."
 
    The technique used by Stalin last night resembled closely that used with Beaverbrook and
myself in our second meeting last year. I cannot believe there is cause for concern snd I
confidentially expect a clear-cut understanding before the Prime Minister leaves.
 
11:15am/d