My dear Friend Stalin:
This letter will be delivered to you by my friend Harriman. . . . I cannot say how deeply we are all impressed by the performance of the brave Soviet armies.
We will find a suitable base to produce the material and equipment which is necessary to fight Hitler on all fronts, including the Soviet front. I would like . . . to express my great confidence that your armies will be victorious in the end over Hitler and to assure you of the greatest determination to afford the necessary material assistance.
Yours in cordial friendship,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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