Poland, Of Course, Was The Key Country.

Conferences At The Top Level Are Always Courteous. Name-calling Is Left To The Foreign Ministers.

Poland, Of Course, Was The Key Country. I Remember Stalin Telling Me That The Plains Of Poland Were The Invasion Route Of Europe To Russia And Always Had Been, And Therefore He Had To Control Poland.

This Was The Period When I Used All The Influence I Had To Get The British To Abandon Their Export Trade, And As Much As Possible Convert All Of Their Manufacturing Facilities To The Immediate Needs Of The War, Including Civilian, As Well As Military Requirements.

Americans Wanted To Settle All Our Difficulties With Russia And Then Go To The Movies And Drink Coke.

Roosevelt Was Determined To Stop Stalin From Taking Over Eastern Europe. He Thought They Finally Had An Agreement On Poland. Before Roosevelt Died, He Realized That Stalin Had Broken His Agreement.