There's A Myth That Roosevelt Gave Stalin

We Both Agreed That Stalin Was Determined To Hold Out Against The Germans. He Told Us He'd Never Let Them Get To Moscow. But If He Was Wrong, They'd Go Back To The Urals And Fight. They'd Never Surrender.

As Far As The Russians Were Concerned, I Felt The Reverse; They Had Adequate Gold, If They Wanted To Buy, And They Weren't Dependent Upon International Trade. I Felt They Were More Self-sufficient.

The War Changed Everybody's Attitude. We Became International Almost Overnight.

The Russians Obtained A Number Of Plants Under Lend-lease, Which Had Been Authorized By Washington, That I Thought Were Not Justified For Their War Effort. They Wanted Them For Postwar Use.

Actually I'd Had A Certain Amount Of Experience In Europe In The Inter-war Period, As A Banker, And I Was Also A Member Of The Board Of Directors Of The International Chamber Of Commerce.