Message to F. Roosevelt (Correspondence Vol. 2, No. 18)

Thank you for the message which I received in Moscow a few days ago. The Soviet Government agrees that it is essential to arrange a meeting between V. M. Molotov and you for an exchange of views on the organisation of a second front in Europe in the near future. Molotov can arrive in Washington not later than May 10-15, accompanied by an appropriate military representative.
It goes without saying that Molotov will also go to London to exchange views with the British Government. I have no doubt that I shall be able to have a personal meeting with you, to which I attach great importance, especially in view of the big problems of organising the defeat of Hitlerism that confront our two countries.
Please accept my sincere regards and wishes for success in the struggle against the enemies of the United States of America. J. Stalin