The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
MoIotoy Already Gone

Molotov arrived in Washington on May 29 and left on June 4.
 The announcement by the White House followed shortly announce ment in London that Molotov had concluded . 20-year mutual assist alice pact with the British govern ment, binding Britain and the Soviet Union to 8 plan of close cooperation.
 The President, according to the White House statement, asked Mol- otov to inform Soviet Premier Josef Stalin "that he feels these conVer- sations have been most useful in establishing basis for fruitful and closer relationship between the two governments in the pursuit of the common objectiveS of the United Nations"
 Participating in the conversations about the urgent task of creating a second front In Europe in 1942" were Gen. George 0. Marshall, Army chief of staff, and Admiral chief of the United States Navy.
 Marshall previously had gone to London for talks with the British staff on these matters. Other high American military officers also have visited Britain since then.
 Soviet Ambassador Maxim Lit- vinov and lend-lease adviser Harry l.. Hopkins also participated in the discussions here.
 Secretary of State Cordell Hull joined the president ard Molotov fin subsequent conversations on non-military matters" the White House said.
 No Elaboration
 The White House did not elabo- rate on the discussions of a second European front beyond this one sentence:
 ''In the course of the converse. tions full understanding was reached with regard to the urgent tasks of creating second front in Europe in 1922"
 The White House described Mol otov's visit as having afforded an opportunity for a friendly ex- change of views between the preS- ident and his advisers on the one hand and MT. Molotov and his par- ty on the other"
 Molotov came to Washington at a time when top American military and naval commanders still were in London, discussing American participation in the opening of Q second European front when such a tremendous operation is deemed feasible.
 He was also here during the midst of widespread speculation on Soviet-Japanese relations and the possibilities of break between these two nations.
 MOlOtOv Has Gone Home
 White House Secretary stephen T. Early, in releasing the news of the Washington conferences, said the statement had been approved by Molotov before he left this coun- try and by the president.
 The visit of the commissar was one of the better kept secrets of the war to date.
 Aside from general speculation that nnomentous conferences in- volving the United States, the So- viet Union and Great Britain were in progress in either Washington, Moscow or London, the American public was not aware that such an important Russian leader had been in the country until after he re. turned to his home land.
 Molotov came to the United States on the invitation of MT. Roosevelt, arriving in Washington on the ag- ternoon of Friday, May 20. He had not been expected until e:30 o. clock last night. Because he reached here four hours ahead of time, there was no formal reception committee on hand to greet him.
 White House cars and a group Of state department officials hastened to the point of Molotoy's arrival in Washington and escorted him back to the White House, where he was met by the chief executive.
 It was learned that after brief formaIities Of welcome. Molotov was given an opportunity to rest before dining with the chief executive. Tn. stead, he went for a walk around the lower White House grounds in full view of hundreds of holnegoing government workers.
 We'll Into the Night
 After dinner. the president and Molotov talked well into the eve- ring. for Mir. Roosevelt likes noth. ing better than to converse with an interesting visitor, particularly when that visitor is 6 leader Of a major partner in the fight against the Axis.
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