It is unfortunate that geographical distance makes it
practically impossible for you and me to meet at this time.
Such a meeting of minds in personal conversation would be greatly
useful to the conduct of the war against Hitlerism. Perhaps if
things go as well as we hope you and I could spend a few days
together next Summer near our common border off Alaska. But in
the mean time I regard it as of the utmost military importance
that we have the nearest possible approach to an exchange of
views.
I have in mind very important military proposal involving
the utilization of our armed forces in a manner to relieve your
critical western front. This objective carries great weight with
me.
Therefore, I wish you would consider sending Mr. Molotov
and a General upon whom you rely to Washington in the immediate