TO VIKTOR[I].

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• Sequence Number: 138
• Publication Date: May 24, 1944
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From: NEW YORK
To: MOSCOW
No: 744, 746
24 May 1944
To VIKTOR[i].
[C% Reference your no. 1729][a]. FR.... [ii]
1220 groups unrecovered],
[18 groups unrecovered]
that the leaders intend to attack
[43 groups unrecoverable]
[D% with] the ISLANDERSLOSTROVITYaNElliii], Near-Eastern, European, post-
war, trade, and oil questions. The creation of an oil commission of rep-
resentatives of the COUNTRY[STRANA][iv] [and] the ISLAND(OSTROV][v] for
deciding world oil questions. [2 groups unrecovered] oil conference our
participation.
KAPITAN[vi] is badly afraid of the possibility of China's with-
drawal from the war. LOTsMAN's[vii] main task is to persuade China to
see the war through and to strengthen friendship with the COUNTRY. LOTsMAN
in conversation with F. [viii] gave him to understand that he would be nom-
inated for the election.
They are afraid for KAPITAN's health -- after more than a month's
leave he has once more goneon leave.
No. 403
25 May
Notes: [a]
Comments:
[i]
[ii]
[ill.]
[iv]
[v]
[vi]
[vii]
[viii]
[ix]
Not available.
VIKTOR: Lt. Gen. P.M. FITIN. _
FR Probably should read FRENK, i.e. FRANK, Laurence DUGGAN.
OSTROVITYaNE: The British.
STRANA: U.S.A.
OSTROV: Great Britain.
KAPITAN: i.e. CAPTAIN, Franklin D. ROOSEVELT.
LOTsMAN: i.e. CHANNEL-PILOT, Henry A. WALLACE.
F.: Probably refers to FRANK, see comment [ii] above.
MALT: Stepan Zakharovich ARESYaN, Soviet Vice-Consul in
NEW YORK.
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