Office of the Historian

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

The President to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)1

top secret
priority
[Washington,] 16 January 1945.

Number 167, Top Secret and Personal, for Ambassador Harriman from the President.

Referring to Deane’s M223512 of 14 January and your . . . [telegram of January 16].3

I hope that you will be able to arrange, without offending the Russians, for the setting up of my personal mess ashore and the use of my stewards and cooks. I desire this in order to maintain my usual diet. Our supplies will be obtained from the Catoctin.

Roosevelt
  1. Sent to the United States Naval Attaché, Moscow, via Navy channels.↩
  2. Not printed.↩
  3. Supra.↩