Office of the Historian

740.00119 European War 1939/10–843: Telegram

The British Prime Minister (Churchill) to President Roosevelt 34

[London,] October 8, 1943.

442. Your 370 of October 5th [4th]. I agree with your proposed answer to Molotov.

2.
Since we are in fact rejecting Soviet proposal it would be a good thing to tell Molotov that we understand the Soviet Government desire to play their part in control of Italy, and that we hope to propose a scheme to them in the near future which we trust will meet their requirements.
3.
I suggest that Eisenhower should be asked to submit a scheme for consideration. I understand from Macmillan who is here that this could be done without undue difficulty.
  1. Copy transmitted to the Department by the British Embassy on October 8.↩