London - July 5, 1945.                   
 
                       Dear Mr. President:                  
 
                                                            
 
 
In order that you may understand the Prime Minister's reaction 
      to the number one matter you asked me to discuss with him, I 
      think I should explain in more detail his reactions and the circumstances 
               under which I discussed it with him.         
 
                                                            
 
 
Max and I arrived late Wednesday afternoon after two nights 
      on the plane with little sleep to find an invitation to dine 
      with the Prime Minister that evening. Max was tired and would 
      have preferred to go to bed. He was not, therefore, in too good 
      a mood. The dinner, which included Mrs. Churchill and Kathleen, 
      was argumentative and some of the fundamental disagreements between 
      the two men came out. This type of argument with Max always upsets 
                       the Prime Minister.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
Max left at midnight. I stayed to give the Prime Minister 
      alone your several messages. The talk, which started with the 
      proposed meeting, developed into a two hour discussion on every 
      subject - from de Gaulle to China to India to Poland, etc., coming 
      back throughout the talk to Russia and the question of the meeting.