Evening star., 1948-02-27
The Memoirs Of CordelI Hull
Stolin Promised With No Strings in 1o43
to Enter Conflict Against japan

hence do not know what changed
situation might have rendered these
concessions necessary-but when
Stain made his promise to me, for
transmission to the President, It
had no strings attached TO It.
Deane Steals Show.
+ During the dinner innumerable
toasts were drunk. Stain and 7
drank them In red wine, though
many Of the guests preferred vod-
Ia. Maj. Gen. John r. Deane, our
military attache in Moscow, stole
the snow when, in answer to Stalin's
toast to the American armed forces,
he offered toast to the day when
American and British forces would
meet Russian forces In Berlin. Stall
in rose from his chair beside me and
paid Deane alone the high honor of
walking around the table to clink
glasses with him.
When We left the dinner table,
Stain led me and two or three others
to an adjoining room for a few min.
utes before going to another room
for q motion picture. He proceeded
on his own initiative to speak In
TIE most sarcastic terms about re-
ports circulated in the past that the
Soviet Union and Germany might
agree on separate peace. I re-
marked that any person who knew
the Russian people and their rela-
tion to Germany In this war knew
they would not make q separate
peace with Germany. To this he
heartily subscribed.
Our hosts then exhibited to us q
motion picture depicting the bitter
fight Of Red partisans against the
Japanese in Siberia dur.
ing the revolutionary period of 1918.
The Aim had been produced In 1898.
and, when publicly shown In Mos
cow, had evoked strong protest
from the Japanese Ambassador.
There was now no attsmpt to con-
ceal from us the purpose behind the
selection Of this film. Coming so
shortly after Stalin's statement to
me that the Soviet Union would
join in the fight against Japan, 1t
had double significance.
I had an impressive experience
with Stain as we parted. After the
usual expressions Of leavetaking, he
shook hands with me and said
Goodbye" In Russian. Then, after
walking three or four steps away
from me he suddenly turned and
walked back and shook hands a Sec
ond time to a rather protracted ex-
tent. but without saying a word.
Then. with serious demeanor, he
turned and walked away. I thought
to myself that any American hav-
ing Stains personality and ap-
proach might well reach high pub
nc ONCE in my own country.
Sent President 2 Messages.
After I returned to the embassy
sent the President two messages.
The information Stain had given
me on his decision regarding Japan
I regarded as SO secret that I sent
of it to the President over
the Navy code and the other half
over the Army code.
AS for the projected Roosevelt
Stalin- Churchill meeting. I in.
formed the President that Stain
acted and talked apparently 100 per
cent in favor of the new forward
movement of international coopera-
ton in every way which the Four
Nation Declaration proclaimed, yet
at the same time he was at present
unyielding about attending a meet
Ing with the President and the
Prime Minister at any place be-
yond Tehran.
As the deadlock. between the Pres
ident and Stain continued. I sought
my implication to get Mr.. Roose-
velt's mind turned a little more ia
vorably toward Teheran, since had
become convinced that Stain would
not go to Basra. In due course the
President agreed.
AS I boarded the plane for home,
felt very strongly that great things
had been accomplished at Moscow
We had agreed on the creation Of
the international organization that
the United Nations. Rus
sia agreed to be member Of that
and to work closely
with the Western Powers in many
other respects. We had agreed on
a policy toward Italy and toward
Austria.
We had created the European Ad-
visory Commission and the Advisory
Council for Italy. We had ex-
changed numerous ideas on the
postwar treatment Of Germany, on
our attitudes toward France, and on
the economic policies to pursue after
the war. And, apart from the Con-
ference, Stain had agreed to enter
the war against Japan, once Hitler
was defeated.
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