Into the Kremlin again went the three men from the WestWalter Bedell Smith of the U.S., Frank Roberts of Britain and Yves Chataigneau of France. They had agreed beforehand on a new proposal for "settling" the Berlin crisis. Smith had their plan in his briefcase. Stalin greeted them genially. Before Smith had a chance to open his case, Stalin said: "Gentlemen, I have a plan. Here it is. I believe you will find it acceptable to your governments." Stalin's plan was almost identical with the one Smith carried. The Russians and the West had reached an agreement "in...
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