This telegram must be                   London
closely paraphrased be-                 Dated May 21, 1942
fore being communicated                 Rec'd 1:45 p.m.
to anyone (MC)
 
 
 
SECRETARY OF STATE
 
     WASHINGTON
 
TO THE PRESIDENT AND HIS SECRETARY
 
     Our Russian visitor (my telegram No. 2007, May 20, 8 p.m.) is staying down in the
country. Through Eden he sent word to me this morning that he will go directly from here to
Washington and asked that there be no (repeat no) publicity given to his journey there. He asks
both the British and ourselves, and Stalin has supported his request, that he be allowed to
come here, go to the united States and return here and go back to Russia before any
announcement of his trip is made public. It is expected that the present negotiations
here will last for several days.
 
     A brief preliminary conference was held this morning which Eden described to me as an
enemy and friendly. The Russians are still however holding to their original requests for the Baltic
States and the Finnish line. Eden explained to him our position and England's relationship to us
and that all three countries