-2- #523, December 8, 8 p.m.  (SECTION SIX) from Moscow
 
     Both of these conclusions left unanswered in the minds of the generals the question
expressed in Army slang, "what' s cooking?"
     Invariably the generals were interested in the amount of war supplies---especially planes,
tanks and trucks--that the United States can furnish Russia.
     Without exception they were of the opinion that time is now running in favor of the Axis
and that supplies should be furnished to Russia and a second front opened at the earliest possible
date.
     Conversations with these officers made it evident that they were not familiar with our
transport problems.  They discussed their own transport shortage in great detail but expressed
surprise that United States and Britain were having difficulties in getting supplies to North Russia
by way of the North Atlantic and to South Russia by way of the Persian Gulf.
     The average Russian general knows little or nothing about the sea  battles of the Atlantic
and the Pacific.  These subjects have not been publicized in Russia.  It is my