Office of the Historian

701.6111/1061a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt)

Washington, November 10, 1941—10 p.m.

1207. Following for Litvinov from Joseph E. Davies:30

“None among your many friends found more satisfaction in your appointment to Washington than did we. We have found the greatest admiration and pride in the extraordinary effectiveness and magnificent heroism which the Soviet Union is displaying every day in this decisive battle for the preservation of civilization and freedom. Please give regards to Premier Stalin, Prime Minister Molotov, Ambassador Oumansky, Troyanovsky31 and our other friends. A warm welcome will be awaiting you here.”

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  1. Mr. Davies had been the American Ambassador in the Soviet Union during part of the years 1937 and 1938.↩
  2. Alexander Antonovich Troyanovsky had been the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States from early 1934 until 1939.↩