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Stalin gave toasts to "My fighting friend Churchill" and "My fighting friend Roosevelt." Churchill responded with toasts to "Stalin the Great" and saluted the President twice over, as "Roosevelt the President" and "Roosevelt the Man." The party roared on in high good humor, until young Private Hopkins' eyes were boggling out at the flow of liquor and the animated scenes around him: General Marshall and Randolph Churchill talking to Elliott; Molotov excitedly talking with Eden and Cadogan; Hap Arnold laboriously exchanging anecdotes with Voroshilov.
Two days later the Big Three had moved on. Stalin unquestionably had gone back to Mother Russia. Early this week Roosevelt and Churchill turned up in Cairo to make big medicine with President Inönü of Turkey. Present also was the Russian Ambassador to Turkey. After a three-day pow-wow this new foursome issued a terse statement which spoke of "closest unity," "identity of interests" and "firm friendship."
Meanwhile in Teheran there was general relief and relaxing of the rigid security guard. Said one tired Tommy: "Blimey, I'm glad it's over. Now we can get into town again."