MAP ROOM PAPERS

Box 8

Stalin to Roosevelt

Ju ly - September, 1943

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PERSONAL AND - l<J!SSAQ'B FRON PIIDIUR I. V •. STALIJi

1. only now, haY1Jl8 come back t'rom the front, I oen enewer

.. your meeee..ge ot J'uly ~ I have no doubt that you take 1nto

account our military '{)Oa.ition and will unaeraten.a the d81.,- ot

the answel" •

.. ' Contrary to our e.xpeotationa , the Ger=e.na le.unobed the!!'

~··· 6rrona1ve not in J'une, but in JUly, and now tho battle a are in .,

'-t'ull .awing. Aa 1 t 1a known, the SOviet Arm.! ea repolle~ the lul.7

.of'tensive, recaptured Orel and Belgoro4 and now ia putt1D$ tbe

tu.rtber preatrure upon the ~11:110'. ·• , '

It ia easy t.o undereta_nd that under tbe present acute '""e1-•,

tuatiou at the Sov1et-Germ.m. trent, a great ettraitl · and Utaoat

vtgtlonoe asainat the en«MJ acttone are required ·traa tba

Co:::amand ot the SoTlet troo:pe. In conneot1on ldtb the abO?a,

I have at ttie present time to put &aide other quest1~e &Dd ar

other duties, but tbAI pri'raa.rr duty - , t~e ~lreotlcm ot aottOD

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a~ t.be ~Dt. I baYe trequeatl7 to so to tho dittorent ~·

ot tbe front.. and to eubmit all the rest to the 1ntoreate o·t tbe

f'rODt.

I hope that under auob otrcuaet.acoea 70U. wtll t\tll7 under-

atand t.hat et tho present tlme I oann?t go on a long Journey

and ehol.l not be able. unfortunately, dur-Ing thle 8-\lale~ end

autwm to keep 07 prc:cJ.ae sJ.ven to you. t.b-"011gb. Mr. DaTta.

I regret it "01"1 muob., but, aa you kno,,., olrouoato..ncoa B.H

aOCDetimea more power1Ul than people who are compelled to aul::al t

to tbem..

I oonaider that e eootlng ot tbo roaponaiblo reprooontat1Yta

ot the two oountrlea would poal t1 vely be exp~d.len.t. u·nder the

preaent c111tary attuatloa, it ooul4 be arranged either 1D

.l.atrakhe.D or in J.robansel. Should thla proposal bO 1noonYenient

tor you pe·r'aonally, ln that case, you may een4 to one 'ot the

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tarmlne a auaber ot

accepted by JOU, then we ·ah&ll ha•e

~u:at1one wh1~aee4 Oll4

tbe 4rarta or propoaala wh.S.ob a:r• to be aooept-14 at the ... ~t.q • . .

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Aa I have alree4J told Wr. Davia, 1 do n~t ha•o any obJeottana .. to tbe presence or Mr. Cburohll at thla •••Una, 1D ord.ar that

tbe coetlns or the repraaeotativea ot tbt two oountrle~ wvuld

become the oeet1D8 or tbo roprosentat!vaa or the three c~tr1oa.

I ot1ll fol l ow th!a point or View on tho oond1t1on that you ~11

not have any o~Jeottone to tbla. I·

2. I uae t.hia oppor1.U.Dl ty to congl'atula\t you and t.bt

~o-~artoao troopa on tbe ocoaalo~ or t ba outa~41ns auce8aaaa

"' tn Sicil.y wblob are resulted -io colle.pae or WUeaoUDJ. and h1a sans.

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and tho Soviet people on the oooas1on ot euoooeGoe • t Oral.

Auguat 8th, 1943.

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On 11tf return tro• the tront I have familiarized

D,Ysel! with the British Government' a eeaaege of Auguat 7-[1. I agree that it ia absolute~ deaira~l~ to hav~ ~ I aeetin& of. the Be813 of the. t.bree Govel"'IIHHlte. SIIOh a

meetin& auat be realised at the first opport.QnitJ havin&

I arranged with tba President the tille and place of the I . . meetin&. I ought to aa.y, at the aaaa tiae, that in 1h~ i existing situation on till Soviet-Ge1'lllllll tront I have 110

opportunit.y, to 1Q' regret, to absent l'l)'&el! and to leave I . l tha tront even for one week. .A1 thol8h recentl:f w have

I had several aucceasea on the tront. an ext.reM strain 011 I· I the at.rengtb and exceptiooil ntchfulneaa are required in

regard to the new possible actiona of the eD81'1)' tra the

Soviet troops and boa the Soviet Co=•nd juat -· Ill

tbit oonnection I have to visit the troopa on that or other

parts of our fnmt 110re often than 'Uml. Ill the o!Jocla-

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•• • at the present time I am not able to visit Scapa

now or 8JJ1 other distant point fer 0. meeting with you am the Presid~nt. Hevertlleless, in order not to postpone an

examination of the questions which intarest olll' countries it

would be exPedient to organize a meeting o.f the respoDSible

representatives of cur states, and we might cO... to ...; UDder­

standing in the nearest future concerning the place am date

of such a meeting. lloreover, it is necessary betorehmd to

08r&8 on the scope of ths ~uestioiiS to be discussed am tile

drafts of the propos ua which l:&ve to be accepted. 1ithout

that ths meeting will hsrdly give any tangible result.

(2) I t.ske this opportunity to congratulate . ths British

Government end the Anglo-American troops on ths occasion ot

their most successful operations in Sici"l1. These operatiCIG.I

have caused Ur.ady the downfall of llussolini am ':II' brealt-1lp ot hie gang.

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OOQDOS.h ot a So'fiet. repr .. e.atatiw ( tuiiplolou.• aad probab~ 1:A&rtio­

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AND '1'0 PRl!KIER MINI STER ~IILTSOH •CHERCBILL.

1. I have received Your JO&~Jaage conoern1D8 tb8

negotiations with the Italians and the new ·t erms ot, a~at1oe

with Italy. T~ank you :tor the tnto:raattou • ., n. Rden told Mr. Sobolev that Moscow wa& t'U.lly informed

obout the n8go.t1at1ona with Ite,ly. I bavo. however, to ae.y, . . t hat Mr. Eden's statement does not Oorrepcmc1 with r eality,.

as I bave ~~oo1ved your messase in which long passages are

omitted and wbiob bas no· concluding paragraphs. In ~lew ot

this, it ts necessary to state tbat the Soviet Government

i s not informed about the negot1attona o~ the Br1t1ah and

the Americana with tho Ita11ane: »r. xerr gtvoa assurance

t hat within a short time be ~11 receive the oocplete ~ext

ot your meeaage; ol.tbougb the tbree de.ye be.Ye puee4, aq4

A.mbaaaador Kerr has not yet 81TeD me the c011plet.e t ·ezt of

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2. I believe t hot tbt time i s ripe to organize the~~-

countrlea: Tbe United Ste~es , Great Britain and ~he USSR

~th tba purpose ot oona14er1ug the quea ttona oonoerDing the

negott atlona wttb the different oo~eraaente dt eeoola t.tna

t hemselves from Germe:ny. ) Until now t he matter ato04 aa toll<nnu . . .

soviet Union reoetved lutoraatton ab~t the resulta of the

agre~enta between the two oountrtee Juet ae a paeet•• thl~

' . obaener. I baTt to t.ell 700 that u. ta t.=poaelble to tolerate

' auob attuatton any longer. I propose to eetabl1eb tbia ~

m.1ae1on and to assign Sloll.y at t})o btS1JUt1ng aa tbt plaoe

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or Roo~evelt about t!w l.r.opo~OI of a neetino -..

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DOOOr.t. !n the op1n1on ot &ll Ur ooll.eagu.o•• I .z.mot: . ' .

without detr!.nent to CNl' mlllt&r'f opol'&tlono lo&ft

tba trent tar oo 4lotant a po!.nt ao PAIRi!ol!:taS altlloaP ·.

1.t tM a1tuat1on on 0\U' tror~t ••r• dltl'ttr.nt PAIRBAliD

uD4oubtadl7 • Oilid 'bo v~ eo""on1e~t u a pl.aoo tar

our aootln; • • I a a14 be tort.

lo I'OG":rdo a oo&tln.'; of ropreoontatlY&I ~

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coho.-;;& pt Porelsn Utolro• . I -ro :rour oplnlon •""':* the expedlenQT ot nab • c.et!.D.3 1D tlw -~ hlbB'e. :_r-

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FORTH " FOR UY INFORMATION " A SECRET ANL PERSONAL 'UESSAcE

FP.OU STALIN TO YOU ANL TO THE PRIUE UINISTER ALSO LATE.D

WGUSt 24 IN REFLY TO YOUR t.IESSAGE. OF AUGUST 19~ CfHt S 18 .

~iOS'lOW 261229 FO~. THE PRES. I LENT FROIJ AliBASSALOfl STANDLE~ · : 1,\0LOTOVS COVERitiC NOTE STATES THAT· STALJNS ~ESSACE HAS ~EU

S~NT TO THE SOVIET CHARGE L 1 AFFAIRS IN LONLON F.OR TRAMS· :

1: I SSI ON TO THE BRITISH GOVER~LIENT. I AU I NFORUED TOLAY BY ' b:OL(ITOVS' SECRE.T;ARY THAT THE SOVIET EliBA~SY IN LONLON l AS · '·

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to alp. the brl ot t.enu or the aratac.t oe wl\h It.al.7 1n

ot the People' a Ccamiaaar tbr Porelazt. Attaira Mr. Y.M.

MolotoT a44raaeed ~o Mr. Eerr Br1t1ab Aabaaea4or.

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SOY1tt Government to General J1ee~hower ooYora &lao the

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Second. I oone14er that the beg1DDlng or Ootober

as the Prime Mintat"r suggeat~d, · would be oonTentent

ttme tor tbe meet1na ot the three our representat1Tea~

and I propose as the plaoe ot the meeting -- ·xoaoow.

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dio~aaed as well e.e the proposdla on those queattona,

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dertne4 later taktne: into oonetdera.tlon tbe al t\latto·n on

the Sov1et-Oe~an tront Where more than 500 41T1a1oua

a.re angagec:s 1u the tisht.lng 1D all, end where tbe control

on the part Ot the High Ccxam.and ot the USSR la needed

alllloot 41ll.:cy.

7ourtb. I: thank you tor oongratu1at1op.a on· the oooaaton

or the euooe:!lsea ot the Sovt•t .u.J.ea. X take th!e op-

port;.,.uitT to oongr8.tu.le.te you and Anglo-~eioloe.n troop1

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The Prime lliniater has asl<Gd me to

send you, for) .be President~ a information, • .. the enclosed copy or a mess"8e to llr- Cblll'9bill

from llarshal Stalin dated September 8, which

was handed tO llr. Eden by llonsieur llaiaq in

London today.

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possible reprisals in case they will use gas in war against. ·

Italy.

2. For my part, I consider these iost.ruct.iooa quite

just and heve no objections that you and President. he!•

given thea.

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. . . Y have received your message or September 10.1 congratulate

' ' . you with new euooeaaee and eepectally ~th landing at Naplea.Thera

le no OQubt that tbe' aucceeatul landing at Naples and -b~aak bet•een .• ' ~ ' I

Italy end Germ.e.D7 will deal one m.ore blow upon Bitl erlte Ge.naaJJ:T ' f .- • •• • • • • • • • •

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AND PlliiiZ lo!INIS'I'Jm WIIISTON CHURCHILL

. . I have reaehetl your message or Septeaber 10th.

1. Tho qu.ootlon or tho oroe.tion or tbo JU11taf'J'-P<I-. ----

lltieal Co=aiasioo we may cona14er in general to bo eol~o4. . '

Foreign At'ta.irs llr. A. T. Vishinsky, whca you know well, ••

appo1nte4 by t.ho S0•1et OOVon:l.lleot ea Ita pleolpotentl•:r;r· : ..

kr. A. :!. Bogoaolar, Am:bo.::;eador ot tbe USSR to the Al.l.1~4

Tbey will toke ~tb t.bea the srou~ or the reaponeible Wl-

Ut.aey aDd Polltloa.l experts &Dd tho PAll toob.Dlc&l ttatr.

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lltloal com.teetoo o&n be aot tor September 25-JO. I ~•••

no obJect ions regarding Algelra ao tbe pl&oo ot work ot tbo

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regard.1.Da tbt tu..Dottooa ot the Caclldelio:a art tOQ.D.4, bat

m!Dt more p~eo1ttl7 the tuootlone or tbt Com.taeloo regard-

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tbe place or the soatlns, and October 4, at frttldent

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scOrctarJ ot State,

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Your 881, Srptcebtr 21, ll ••••

'lbu•c • •• drU•crcd. at thc EmbiUJ' thll DOrnla&

a 3tcrct oomwunloat1on dated Srptr~cr 2&, elgnc4 bi . .. tiJ(.,~.t-1{ ' .

Nolotov, ru41ns 1n tra~elotlon made b7 an' ottlo rr ot

tbr: EJ®au1 •• !ol~o••• , ·

1bt Soviet OovcrOMtot, having tlktD note ot JOur 1Ettcr

ot Srptrab .:r ~2, 1~43 lc. whlob la act t'oJ"\b coDtcut.

or tbc propoac4 ccatagc ot the Prceldcot to Or n£r&l

E11rnbo2cr ooaocrolog ItalJ, oona14rra lt ncocaear7

to lntorm the Oovcrnao t or tbc ttottc4 Statu ot

A~trloa ot the tollowlaga

one. The Go•lct Oovtrnmtnt oonsldcre lt ncoc•••rr to

cxpc41tc tbc etanat\U"c "lth ItllJ ot 4cta1lcd armlat'toll

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tt:rce, wb1cb la part1o\lbrl,-"ntouur7 1n vlt• of

tbr alwatloa u1at1na ln Italy ac t.tu prr not tUtr.

1-o. The Alllca obvlo~ll1 mutt be 1ntrrcatc4 ln tbr

etrlct rxco\lUon b1 naq undu the contr ol of the

Alllta ot tbc dctallt4 tcrc. or tbc aralttl~ c aarJcd

upon and r 3 tlflt4 b7 them. Tbrrctorr, tnr~ao•lc C

oovrromcnt errs no rtaaon tor glvlng lnetruotlonp r t•

&*r41'!8 tbc llgbttnln.g or the tt1"1BI of tlu allltUJ'

al"ahtloc lor ltalr a a 11 pr~po3 r4 1n point no or t~c

mueagc , pertlculaX:OlJ a lnor lt le not clear hom thl:

oontr'Dta of po1ot t•o cxactlJ •bat llgl\trnt na or t br

teras la under conal4cret1on. I It 1a also ncocua17 to

k:up ln mlnd tM t a obangc ot the prov1a 1ona ratlt'itd

'o1 the U.Utd Govrmmcnta o"~?vlou1l7 can t t.k c place

onl1 wltb Uu agrt~mt or ~uc Oovrrnarott .

l ~ ... lhhmtnt of .n All.U4 Colllmt..a1on with tht tunotlona

'Ibr Soviet Oo'Ycrn~tot oon,1dc r a th.at ~~ u tab-

ao4 po.-cr• act forth io pol ot tour oC tbr auuar 1a

Dot enocuarr lo 'Yi~w ot the teot tbet, •• 11 wel l

lc:now~, attcr tht ratU'1oat 1on ot tht dct o.1lcc1 e raalttloc

tcru tbcrr • •• utabl11ht 4 bJ t.b.c: 4tc111on of thr three

Oo'Ycrnacntt the Mlllt&rJ Polltloal cocatea l on, i t a

result of whtob t he ~ucetlon of a control ooaalet l oD

cn'Yh t.at4

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tnvha.gtd ' ln Art1olt ~7 or the dctaihd .term• should

Ot oool!lidercd as ra~llng •••Y• Thcrtforr:, in oplntoa.

ot 6ov1ct Oovcrnmcnt thtrt ahould bt lnoludtd ln tht

work or the JU11 urr Pol1ttoal Co::Pm1ea1on the ' ooor dtna­

tton and d1rtct1on bt thi- ootivt itu or oli mUtt&~,. organa org9ntzcd ~oa. cnc~y ttr~ttorJ and ot anJ Allltd

etvtl author1t1ca with regard to qutil:tlona or the •

orm~~tict $od of control ovtr tbt txroutton or tbt

tr:rmo of tbt ar=tstict and, oonoc~ucntlr tb.trt should . . . bE in~ludEd in tht tun~tiona ~r tht xt11tarr ·Pel1t1oal

Commi!alon the tasuanct rrom tlm€ to tlmt or tnstruo­

ttons and d1~ectivEa on oilltarr# political an~ admlnl•-_,.,.,. tr~ttvt qutatlona tor the Ba4oglio GovernmEnt wbll«

rnili tai-y opEret1onal quurtona rtma1n .:nt1rrir under

the dil-~:ct1on ot. t b.t All1t.d Comm.andtr- tn-Ch1tt•

. 'Ibt 'soviet (;ovtroment, tlu:rtforr:, anne no reason tor

catll'blt.ahmrnt o£ en Allied Co111101u1on un41r tht dtrco-

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~ton ot Otntr ol ~ta Enho~tr wltb above p Ent1ontd. t\l.nottoV

'\FoUl" • . 1'ht Soviet OovtrftmEnt tt-tro~td to Ital1 ttgbt~ ' ing totcthtr ·w1tb tht UnitEd Statts ot Aaurtoa, orut

Sr1t't1o and tb~ SoviCt Unt~n egain:.t ou•n1!

P1vc, Tbt s~v1tt oovtrnmcnt agrees to tht oons tdrraitoo cxprr:lll4

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t xprc ascd in point thTtt ot mcss~sc conetrn1ng tbc

1.naprMb~~ J:\~~1; ef t!!~ !~~~ l.•q ~tpP,~f 1:g makr a

d co1s1on ~oncti:9!~~ ~~f .~~~ '?! .<f9v~~~cnt whiob

they n111 eventually o,d.opt s od altso ,_grua: to poi nts

t1vt and six ot the message •

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n!E SECRETARY

.-. Soptnber 29, 1a.:s

. MI)(O!WIDtDI I'OR 1/r, OOL, CIIESTm IWOIOIIIl

Vi th reterenoe ~ te.legru No. 14:70 tro• the Dl'btt.t•7

1n MoeOov regarding a aeoret note 4ate4 September 20

alghed b7 Molotov JOU ~· 1ntoroe4 that telegram Ko. 1487

bat Juat been reoei'ted trom the tl:a'batq at Moaoov atatla&

th&t ~ere • •• an error ln the tr~alatlon of Jlaragr&pb

Bo. • ot Mr. Molotov• a note and that the oorreot trana­

l.atlon reads to the otteot that the Govornaaent ot the

SO-rtet Union atatee thAt ~t .11 in favor of Ital.J nght1q

Yl tb. Great Br1ta.1n, tb.e So'f1tt Union and the UDit.t

Btatot e.ga1net Gel'fD&D7• At a fUrther obe ok tht t alegru

1n queation quoted the pertinent Ruttl&D text wb1oh bat

been vor11'1ed b7 our people hera to be tr~alatl4 oor­

reot)J' at &boTe.

IIZCLASSI1II!I State ~opt. l~tter, l-11-72

Bl flll?li• DateAPR 1 2 19"[2

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I ab&.re 70\al'" optnloo re&&r41D.& the d .. 1ra'b1UtJ

or the 8eCNt..,.,. ot Sta t e lb-. llull •a P"•• oee at the

At the e aae u .. I ba•e to intorw 7ou. a bout areat

41tt1cult1u Clch could ha?e a ppeared to: cue ot chi.Dc•

ot tbe deoh ton. pr·t 'f1oualy a.peed upon, resv41na lloecO•

u the pla oe ot the tortbooa.1.D.& conf'ere.D.Oe .

'!'be taot h that 1n oaae the conte renoe would. aot

be held to Moaoow but 1o Br1ta1o, .. }ou propoae,

Mr. v. M. Moloto• oould oot ba•• co.e .to the oontereooe

a t tbe appointe d tlae, wb011 pr .. enoe a t t.be oollt'troeDOI

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choice o t a new pla ce to.r t b t contt rtnot could havt

. . oauatd undet lrablt perpl~x1t1•••

I have no obJtotlou asaln.t October 16th u the

It i t auu:u4 that b)' that tiae t b t &&tDd.a ~ the

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PY3BEJII>TY OT IIPEMLEPA H. B. CTAJlJIHA. f 1.

H nonyqKA cerOAHA Bame nocnaase o~ 27 cea-

H pas)lenam Same YH&Hae o aenaoren~aocors naqaoro

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qoro a cnyqae coaaaa COB&I!laHBA ae B Uoci<B9, a II ·

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B&II\&Hae ae cwor 6a B Kaweqeuuoe ape1111 saexaor~

B. 11. Mono~oa, npacyTcoraae ·aooroporo aa coae~Kaa

~pex B KaqecTBe npeACTaBBTenA CoseorcJ<oro npaaxoren~coraa

8 cqaoram aeo6xo)lawaw. BaeaA ~ COQP B. ·u. llonoorosa,

no l<paRael wepe, a 6nKRaftmee spe1111 &Bn8e~c8 ueaoe-

woaaaw yae noorowy, 'ITO a cJ<opow apeweaa, ICIUC Ball . '

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