Some of the problems of mutual understanding that will arise when the Big Three meet were typified in small when the wife of a U.S. diplomat questioned a Soviet general at a recent dinner party:
She: "What is Russia's present aim?"
He: "To defeat our enemy."
She: "What are you going to do with Poland?"
He: "Liberate her."
She: "And with Germany?"
He: "Conquer her."
She: "What will you do when you get to the Rhine?"
He: "Take a swim."
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