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PROBABiliTY f!/llR

Outbreak of War Documents M Inti Antch•

MOSCOW

Volume 1 Documents llambersl tl3 (30 Ocr 19 42 - 30 Jon 1943)

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There h no doubt howntr, \.bat t.ht people art •tart.ln& to pt .," t"r1tndl.1 dnce tbt .lf'rican Yent\iJ'e and partJcularl7 dnee t.ht WCCtU or thtir n" otftn•1 "' all alOft.C the ... wrn front. 'ft\17 are apparntly or the op1D.lon that OW' clrarinc oft or Gtr.an etrt~ hea been pv-tl,. l'elponalbh fo-r tJoih rapS4 *''Pallet. Wet nlcht 1ntral o~hat t.o ete, ' PllcOTqa Daa,• aDd th.Ue in Ue 1nttra1.nable line wtJt1na to park om" eoat1, .... re web eurprhld to baTt a MD ln &1"1117 unifon 1Mht .. 10 to the h .. d or t.ht Unt. Ht ... ncoroualJ' I'\I.PpGftec! in thh by tbt wvdrobe Mn and bT the people ahead or Ul, .tlieh 11 tar dirterent. hoa the ~tU.nt. 'ftietd when a coc--.de t r-1 .. eucb a 1tunt, iDd bt Old, rtUable ef.4Dd,b7 or popularit7 £8.\I.Pir NJ.u.t.te, iDdicat .. b7 the lVSt ~r ft &l't cettin,a that t"u.rrlntrl art O.T., 1e I

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Diet Park, Alone w1 th C..v.l l!urlq, _....,tlJ' 110t o lot of iood dopo .tl.tn th.,. wtrt on the Staltnere.d tront. Hurlq 1e a cr•t. JoWer and pte at:Xt. t.o the ... ,.,, Ru111an with ... e, calllnc the• "Raln-b-tbt-Fact", or •stttinc Bull,• or IOM web, whteh they ette to mJOJ hu.rt111 alq with h.11 Cbooktn Indl-.n ,..u. I darteq 1 t ..., P'DR' 1 pr .. eurt which cot h1a l..at.o each a coed 1pot to obltrn the tichtt.nc , altbouah Rurl.,.'• own pert0DU1t7 -.dt the .,,t ot the opportunit,-. Dick Park 1.1 no llouch u tar at pereon.al1t7 11 conctrntd and I:Lu .,re ab1lit7 to c-t &10':'\1 ritb Rua1u. tb&n J)netietl]J &n10fte J ••• •t. Ha b ouhtand.1q 1n that rt.pet:t &80ft& t.bt U., att..ch*• hare. hponYille ot CO\l!'lt hu I. wfdt c1rc.lt or &OqUa!at&nee•. hen and IMU to be .Oit popular rith tht Ru1d&D.e, lit 1e 10at unoattnt&t.loua about h1a opent.iOill &ad ae"r t.barzouee• bh Red pall by fi&W'lt.ing t.he• b.tort tht ..Utttude, .oet or t.hta ehr!Ak:in&: troa the Jlare of public.! t7 • 1 t.b t.bt IICdeety of a grO'I.md 1101t.

Tht corrt~~pondentt ve now out on a ooMuct.ed tow' or tht •rr-ont• ud 1 t re-.In• to bt tMn • hat tht7 trill c•t in on. I wu ._.td to IM a blurb 1D 'Tbe, • to tht ttfact that their IOund 1n.forat1on on what ... co1n.c on 1n Ru.lah wu hued oa the axperhnet ot I alter Oratbntr1 1 tht 110ath1 at t.ht f'rooot w1 th tbe Rua:~lan and.ea. Walter n..,..r TOll orr his dead bottoll 1D tbe Mltropole Hotel tor .are tl.at than ._. neee1...,.,. to IIO'I'e down to t.ht 41n1n.r roo• &.01'! retU7n. And nont or the other eorrt1poadenta tV.r do t1 ther except in th• rt.t'tlt tnatanc11 . Tb.il includta our hitDd Paul 11at.ertoft, or 88: r..... TbtJ' tU• tht prett handouts and like ••, plu. •t t.ht7 can &lean out or the loc.al n"tpt.part. HenJ7 Cut14:f '"• to bt conetdtrabl)" better crou:ndtd in the f'Und&Mnta.l• here , no doub·t ctu.• to b11 10111 eojourD or t-o r-are or 110r1. lfot ••ch ot a booatr aD4 ltttpt hit tart nappin& and hh ay.a open. 1&1 ter hrr, ' " York Y.er&ld 1'Tibunt, 11 .ora or le11 rtd 'UP with t.t,e bettl\1,. htr·l and wantl t.o get hoM and lnt.o tbt ""7 •• a tighttna .an, btlq a 1Wf1C tallo. and t'W.l or baane. Shapiro, U.P. , h cona1dtrtd tbt dM.D ot t.M cor])ll tillS 11 • 1tu-..d, Ru.tt1ao epeaUnc Jn .bo Me be~ 1..a &beeow in. ptact tlM • atUittiltol· I don.' t be He..-. ht ' • too populsr w1 th the t.ba••1 &nd b&6,on •••erll occatloaa tr1td •o .. •had¥ etante to itt~ .... Mtithtr h.lt nor cu~re ' • (.l.P.) eth1ce are contldtred aboYt reproach. •vtce Hindua b or cwr•• a 1cr.w.ll of t.ht tirat cet.t•eof7, b1utd btrond all hope of tactual rtportinc, a Red ot the Old School ! i t.

n.era 11 a nrr inter11tin.e Plat currtnt.}1 runnin.g 1n ltlecow, •ne lNalln Cb1 .. 1. • Gh .. a ftOt t. bri&ht plctuTt ot tb1cow and the lllacoT1 t.t1 tiro& 192), ri.t.h plenty Of Jibll &t t.ha H.Cir ban.clln& Of eo• or the Ca.emilt.l of that d&J. .. '"'7 clmlln• look1nc &Dd acUn.c Leftl..n h there, plUII Uncle Joe and DurJt.ne~. all thrM 'Hrf aiablt and .,..thictut and tl..ni whtD rtrme •• h nttdtd. Tht ero.d 11 or cour•• too etu;pttitd at. •••1nt su.eh • trio t.o do 111eh 110rt ~~ cup. Or BD.,7bt the picture .... too d...:~ true. It it perrtct11 uton.hbl"' to "' wh•t. a dStrerance tht1"tt 1a 1n the appearance ot ..,.twa a~1enett btre. 1'1\e au.per dupau are ot courtt '"" onl.7 1D prhat.e club• and aoc1et1te, one or two of which J h&•e .aaapd t.o get !nto t'r-011 tiM to u.. C.t~trala plort ud 110-in nict t'url and halr do. :text eo•• t.ba druat.ic t.heat.1"tt &ad Ute concert:t, wbt1"tt tht cro-d 11 cltan and tnthutJaatic ud "eultura;T' to the trttnt or not. thcwtna each other u~ or yodtlln£ d·vt~ tht pertor-.nc:e. Htarl.r all oft1ctra and tuJl.ha htra, plua a rn niee looki.n.& chillan•. In the ballet, the r.ohtt.rht

beaiU to Mkt ltee}f felt. and tMlt., and t.hert h a tenerou t pr1nklin& Of pr -o.ti tut..e c.bar1ina around lookJng for .oldhre on l ea•• and to1'1t1p&tre. ~ MlU' ealht.ed •n u of1'1ure -.nd _.,,, of h11h eehool g&le prob&bl)- in on h-ee tJ.oht.a rro. their epec·ia.l herol.De 1n the t.llet., .tlo11 t.b.,. ohHr t.o t.he r-oon.op.. lbet or the rtarr1nere ..,., t.o be fOUDCI hen u it. Mtaila no nee .. .ttr tor underetam.lac the l1.ftco. La•t ot all co-te t.he cirew1, W then h no tlo-.J.,t tb.,. I OT&pe the bott.o• tO'I' t.hh. ! t ore1c:n.r Jn the otrcu., eepecld\1 1.n 'llnifora, h al110et u MUch a center of int.er .. t u U!• n.lt..ln, be&Tt Md t.ak•• a chAnct or h arlng ... -n.r n ... on hlll when he bane .. t.he Mld bM.:r•. ,, .,n •• o.t.ch all oaWcoriee, j u--t Uh u..,. do tn t.he us, and on tho .. rare oc:cadoeu when a decent fils (by S0W"ilt. et..nd&rd.t) ehC*t Up, ind_htdUAb 1fill &Q fi" Or d:l. t1•e to t.t. Ho .. Ute ie eo da.ted dr&b and publle that .oet or the c1 then• pr.ter to •J*'Id t.heir tl.AM awq fro• .tt. The ballet ie ••.n heated coator~bl.7, trhJ.ch h m1"e than ean b. MJ.d about. vq other • etabUab...wmt in Moacow, lncludinc the US z:..b.Ner. It. ho·,..n around 50 r. in our otrice and l.-1 vt.ne quarter..

r It 1a -r peraonal op1nion that now th• SoYiet. an on t.he -.lee, t.be7 wi ll be bard to talk int.o allow-ing an;r eondden.bh fl,tlting uni ta or fore len ponre into the Un101'). Joe h ei~lJ not ~;oicg to whack up the cnd.Jt tor victory in the "'t or coo•• the J•pe in the ... t 1r he can ace~Ueh the neceeNZ')' end• ot..~e~Yin. n.Ja goea double tor help11\J Chin. b7 &llowina IIUch • tarial to get ther• Tia hie do• Jo. tt 1• cert&i'l1.7 not to So•ht int..reet• to •e• ChUa eo .. out or th.h 1n an;r ot.h.r than an txhaltt'lt.erl condition, 1n rac.t eo duo b~ o eondttJ.OQ t.b•~ the roNil" po.er• wou].4 feel 110blt.led" to "help" the•, which would or couree bt the so .ten for the Red• to ln!'iltratA &nd lceep ChJ~ ror the Ch.iD .. e . (Co~ete) . I ha•en't the al1£ht.eat doubt that Chin••• "unitT• will end -tt.h Ch.tanc ICai•ahek, and he can't ll•• forenl", j

We &J'e raced with t.he problea or what to t'\lrnhh t."'e Soviet rrt~rno:!e with on tho,. occuiona when we get our handa on the•. n,i& &lao goe• for t.he ~ogsiea and otber apare part., or which tbere ia al•'Y• a 1•n~rou• apri akl lng oa. hand. Vodka 1a no. I ll J)eT 11 tre &nd on a quota of four 1J ten pel" ptl"aOn per 3110nth, Iou ltnow what a f"u .. 1an ean cio to a Uter or •od1t&f lhulpe.gne 1a • 1-='at iapoealble to get and b 1.8 per bottle. Varloua 'lrinu ILMl anHable in a-.11 q'll.L.,t.!U .. , ran.,-ine abou! I S per bottle. The Ruuh.ne ue not too rood of wbiektt, • hlc.h U:lq t.er• • eraata 'todlca", .nd the:re h n 1 t NU" w.!'IJekey &n)"'ftt.7, eo that queatlon h l.ugel.7 ac~Wieaie. t noUc.S in e •uaw Yorker• the other d.q an ~nrtlee~t tor 't'Odka -.do 1n the trSA, a.ncl altbough it eeee.t rather J)«

Pronltol Ia oll ot.a.d up t.o cot *k t.o -k U>d H looh U ko h e -.:, ,._., all ~equate 1t.aN' on tht • Q' at laet. tt ht can OftJ.r ret hh .,tor c u up there1 Taeolln ia •Ht.ly reltned no. t.hat h.h chow bu a.rrh-.d and h.h Ot\17 co.pla.lnt now 1e the elo. Mil eerrlce , " Ju.tt.1!1able crlJN~. Tbe tranaport.t.1t~n lltaat.ton Mrt h not ot \.he bllet. due to the • hort.ac• or p..oUne, or tbe t.errlbh et.u!t t.he 8oloa £Ill cuolJne . The -otorcyele will ecarc t l7 nm on 1 t. I' • ut allot.t.d tor the t wo cart a.nd the -at.or c7c1 e )00 llttre per eontb, whi ch hn' t. u 111.1ch at tt. ,,, .. 1o \.hat the cart 10 ~•t or tht u .. ln teeond IMr dut t.o t.ht poor tud. The t olht.«l .. n U wt ln lllkOTQa, nMr the JCa U ona.l hot.l and t.U:t U.t lr eealt 1.n Spqeo, • aile Md three tttt.ha. Sne:ral or \he o·'tlctl't a.bo pvt 1o Spu.o, and &11 tb.la reqv.J.rtl I COAitdtrtbl• ~t Of ttrTJ .Ort. !ben \htrt VI t.ht tripe to the &irtl el d and t\.t.t.lon t"MMI t.l .. t.o tt .. , and t.ht celh at t.ht M"7 o!"t lct. li't &1'1 J>l.annlnc to .:•t. cu i nto the north and t rade it for .are on t.ht alla.anot here ,

'I"J\e hoW .. art preU7 .. u tttabUahed h«rt now. Old Central Fetlt. h \he ht..S ...a. He ..,. in Sout.b Aaerlca ror aneral Th.n and a beed Ute • ..r 1A 1'ranee. Th• • aYi•w n• ..,.. out a t han~, not. rar troo• Moecow. The buetn••• a~ attt1"' next to theM ta handicapped cona1d•rab~ 1n t hat • • ha•• no ractlt tlaa ror antorta.ini.na the•, but. eo far, 1t 1a at.ta to u:r they art oot dotna • hell o~ a lot. Lt.. Col. Crq hal: Jue t eot.t.IWl bact t"r-oa • oou,le or ... Jc, at GorQ-, a t. a tank repair tJOr'u . Ha ..,, l t h po41lthtl;r • l1octctnc to rind .-ha t a l ack or tooh and ractll tie• they a.r·t IIU.t'te:r1na under. In 10M c.uea the t.oob &J"I there but ha•• bean carat'ull.T r,.ctld •n.1 and the Ru.tiana continue to r..on n\lte • lt.h • cold chhtl and b&Dtr. Th• tan'ca &re 1Ttne around tn the anow • 1 th ao e.ttort. to protect. tbt p.a or ta•p \he .. t. ou.t of t.h... Tbe .oat app&lll.nc part or Ute whole place ._. the aan.lt..&!7 arranc ... nt4, or n t.hiT t~e ~ or thn. 1 totlet (t.h.rll holer t)'JM') h&d lone alne• Men Cllled up, had o•arnowad lnt.o t.he noor, r tn&l.l.7 into tha ,.oo, and at the pr·allnt J unoturt th., ••n oll.t>l.ng on to the top or t.ha pit. t.here. One had to wade 1nto a atldlar ••• t n t.he c•• ot a ..all hotad lnatda t.h• bu.1ld.1na. The aKhanlca are little .ore t.h&n ani-.le, 10 he • .,... G.rq h oo dJht&nt a and •@IS•• lnto the P'IUt up to th• e l bolr..-. HJa atut'r b no axa,u.r.U0t1 u I han 111n t.ba ,,... t.h1n.c ln hal.t a do•en placte. !h.,. were .oat hoept tAble to hi a hoenarJ ca• • h1• t ,he b••t t.he7 htd t.o •at, 1nlud1ft8 pltnty or ••t (r&T1t7). .Ul I''Q)I"III.d .-.aa•nt that be ehould want t.o lin at U'le rep&.lr work• i.n1te.ad ot tbe hoWl in t.o9n ( ten au .. • • &T) and that. be ahould cat out th• r • and dl:rtr hh h&nd.e . ' bt-1\la.b d•l-catton out ~ tt.. 'F'I•ioua l.J b..s been or anotb•r )tid:ney MIS Mid £inn t.b•• ditter.nt td .... on roraic,nera *

1 t •• hac! no ind.J.cat.lon eo tar that 70'1 get •-"7 or t.b11e h tt.ere, or tr )"''U an lnt.erta~, or 1r rou thlnk lt 1PO'Uld be bett..r to 1ncorpoNh tbta aort ot etu.tt into .on aedate repor t• to OHI. I han a.l•..,.• .,.., or the opinion that .,,.. can be t&id • H.bout hari"' to nuber t.h• p&ra.cra phtl and pard TauT J.Ancuqo, U>d truot ,..,.. rill •- U..t .....,_, .too od(llt be t.>to....,tocl a ete hla noae 1nt.o U\la .

P.S. J\alt. leame4 toae t.hlt\tj or po1P1 01e lnt.ere•t t ht o t.her nlGh t.. A Sovle~ trl~nd o t alne w~• st. a satherlnL At • hl eh t.he well kno.-n C. l'!IPQier Pro~oplev W1!.8 on h~n4. He fl l\1d t.hat. be 11'1 ~ 1everol ot hU aeaoot•u• wert buey wr1t1nt.. up e Soviet ant.bea to re:')lrce the ' Intemat.lonalt . • ':'htY Md t our vtr& lona t aahed orr to ~'•• !or teni.AUYe trlala be!ore Ult !IS Shou , one 'Yertton bfl lft£ pre t.ty olote an approXies t.lon t..o t.he ol~ Iapf'rlal •Ood Save \.h e T•a_r. • WhA t next.t

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ConvernUoru~ •1lh SOYtet ~ .. ru Ottlcer. w .. a l e t t.er .. .. U. tt. 11 n&ret.ted t"'st. no .. etten \&La :t•t. been t.alten ln. u•

r• 34 ch.ncing ort1ctra • lt~ the Rtd Navr for duty on t h l pboard . Cona1der1nu our •1at.e.o N co.,-r t.o the Sov1 t h, there 11 no reu on t.o believe tn.t tht 7 do not hln excellent. t ourctl or intor~:~etton rroa tiW' ahlpt. U'IJ"'\\Ift AaerlcAn a•ilora • ho have cocmunlet a!fJ1Jat1Qnl or -.,.pathles . tt 1a not lJkel7 t.hst. • • ~nt an:¥ cor.puablt IOW"'C-t 1n tbt R..t Plett t'ro2 which • • can ob~SD tntor•Uon on the mr-.1• • traJnSn;c, bt.tlltcer.u, t"'rtchnq and outlook o! U:ttr .a or t.ht condJUo-~ or Uttlr ,,spa. Tb.trt h cert.a.tdr no doubt t.~t. Co'fttt. tnronaUo:t on pr"cUull.r e•eJ7 J*tu• or ...-rlcan acthSty h Ylltl,,r ,...ottr t.llan "'tr tnrorasttnn on t.htll. It. 1a not. Ulttl.)' that in hJvlng 1 Sovltt otflctr on an Amor lcsn thlp coul~ we dleol oet much t hat. they cl,Jn't alread1 ~. A.l t.o t ech.nicd tlt t.all• • t.n obaerv•r w:sUc1n: aboot. the aMp or ttnlng in her can ob\.ain not.Mn..; aor• th.n •upert ·tctaHUn. Ttchlllcd n!ora.1t1on ln t:'t t.a..ll ~~ • Mtter or blu~rlr..tt. rnrorr,.uon oa ...-r£onn.l • • can (tilt Wy by obatr,.tlt~r. ac bo.rd .SO.itt thipa, and VIla le •tW inforMtlon wMch U·~ undoubtedly ha•t about."'·

lt. h reuonablt &.o trpec:t that. rollow1n..a the pr11tn\. •ar. the allit.a.."')' in \.ht So•ltt. Union • 111 be t n a tr·•~•n~O\lal.y • t rona potttlon . Even a t t.he pre .. nt. t1re , hardly a day pAne& that dou not. br !nc ION ntw de· t lop-~~ent i.provin£ U1• J)Ostlton of tht U:t/ and •hapl n& t L• ch.a.roct.r tJon& tbe l!net or t.h• beat. tucht and rdltt.uiet. &rain 1n l:urope .... rt.tt the .. r • •

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12 . f do not. believe t.hat " ' C&n e:xpeot. I l.v{le Deaau.r e Of tt"'Ol\l Sorlet cooperat.ton 1n the Fu Ea.1 t. unll., .net W\t.U a111t&ry action h torc.d by t.'ie Ja.pantll, ..,.} ln all prott.blUt.t the Red ln!orM tion l «t'ticta &re auf tlchntly :¢Od t.o t:!Ye tilt ~•-tee .-a.m!.QC or aJU' wctt ae~lftD . (Ut.rlt!OY • :arr.'td \l l or $ aurr:rtu at. tack.~ 'nl.t ~rtneJpal J apa.nrn att.ad eovld be: law.ehed only U\~ ~clturla or b:w\4t0l1a, boUt. or •1Uc~ art ctrt.aJnlJ

· ew-&raint; .~th ~vhl :splta. It Vl.'f at· -aelc !a Nldt , t.he tn1t.1al ~lo. • 01•ld pou !bly be a aurr:rtae tnne1on or Y..a.rw:haUa 3.nd t ht adjsc:-~nt. eoftat., to !'ore· tt.all Amer tc.a.n aar1tt.a.nee and t\lrntah a. baae tor athclc tr

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