ALLIED ACCORD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25238, 29 May 1943, Page 5

ALLIED ACCORD

EVIDENCE AT MOSCOW M. STALIN’S REPLY TO LETTER J | i (Rec. 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 28. j. “M. Stalin gave every indication that he was entirely in accord with the contents of President Roosevelt's letter," said Mr Joseph Davies at a press conference in Moscow. “M. Stalin spoke with great satisfaction about the way in which Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt were working together closely. In my opinion there is every evidence that these three know all about each other's plans. “ In discussing the military situation with M. Stalin and other leaders, I got the impression that the Russians are confident, but not aggressively so. They feel that there is a good, stiff offensive still left in the Germans. _ I feel that the end of the year will find the Red Army and the Soviet Government intact. Hitler cannot do in 1943 what he could not do in 1941.” M. Stalin has replied to the letter sent to him by President Roosevelt. The reply was handed to-day to Mr Davies, who delivered President Roosevelt’s letter to M. Stalin. “The contents are exclusively for President Roosevelt,” said Mr Davies, when announcing that he would return to America immediately. He added: “I can make no comment, either directly or by inference, about what the letter contains.” The .Moscow correspondent of the Associated Press says the Russian papers to-day publish a picture showing M. Stalin, Mr Davies, and M. Molotov' at the Kremlin, as Mr Davies wound up his business and prepared to leave Moscow. M. Stalin is smiling and M. Molotov looks most satisfied, adds the correspondent. The picture should add to the nervous worries of Germany and Italy. It is hard to read anything into it, but the fact is that all are gratified about something. The question of the moment is: What is this something?