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N May

23, 1942,

during Molotov's visit to London, Mr Eden proposed to substitute for a territorial agreement a general and public Treaty of Alliance for 20 years, omitting all reference to frontiers. By that evening the Russians showed signs of giving way. They were impressed by the solidarity of view of

Governments with

A THE CHINA MAIL, BATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1950,

HOW MOLOTOV SLEPT:

REVOLVER AT

1

(CHAPTER 16 OF "THE HINGE OF FATE)"

the British and American some remarkable incidents dur- which ing Molotov's stay at Chequers. On arrival they had asked at they had been confronted. once for keys to all The following morning rooms. These were provided Molotov requested permis- with some difficulty and there-

were

nfter our

the bed-

down

barriers between

our two countries. I am very glad he is coming back this way, for there will be more good work to be done.

So for all has been well with the convoy but it is now at Its most dangerous stage. Many thanks for the measures you are taking to help it in. Now that we have bound our-

beds find The the of

sion from Stalin to nego- their doors locked. When the gucats always kept tiste on the basis of Mr staff at Chequers succeeded in Eden's draft. Minor modifi- getting in to make the

they cations

were disturbed suggested

pistols under the pillows. Монсом, from

mainly three chief stressing the

long-term mission were attended not only character of the proposed by their own police officers, but by two Wonch who looked alliance.

after their clothes and tidied

The treaty, without any ter- ritorial provisions, was signed on May 20. This was a great relief to mic, and a far, botter solution than I had dared to hope. Eden showed much skill In the timing of his new sugges- tion.

members

selves to be Allies and friends for twenty years, I take oc- casion to send to

you my good wiches and to assure you of the confidence. which I feel that victory will be ours.

their rooms. envoys were absent in London these women

sincere When the Soviet

kept constant

guard over their masters' rooms, only coming down one at time for their meals. We may claim, however, that presently they thawed a little and even chatted in broken French and signs with the household staff.

Extraordinary precautions

I duly sident.

Cordiality

reported to the Pre-

sident Roosevelt,

meeting with Molotov on his way

back from the United

· States will present the op- portunity to bring to an end that part of the work which was left uncompleted.

With regard to the measures concerning protection of con- voys, you may rest assured that in this respect every- Hide thing possible on our will be done now and in the future.

10

Please accept my most sincere .good wishes, as well as my fullest confidence in our complete joint victory. When Molotov returned London after ills American visit he was naturally full of the plans for creating a Second Front bby * Cross-Channel operation in 1942. We'ourselves were stil actively studying this fi conjunction with the

but difficulties hnd да Frot

With this grave issue settled. Molotov left for Washington to #begin general military talks were taken for Molotov's per- Former Naval Person to Pre- American Staff, and nothing

with the President and hia sonal safety. His room had. advisers on the question of been thoroughly searched by his opening a Second Front. It had police officers, every cupboard been agreed that, having heard and plece of furniture and the the American view he should wails and floors being meticu- return to London for final sliz- Jousty examined by practised cussions upon this matter before eyes. The bed was the object going back to Moscow.

of particular attention; the mat- tresses wore all prodded In case of

Wide knowledge

infernal machines, and the sheets and blankets were rear- ranged by the Russians so as to leave an opening in the middle of the bed out of which the oc-

Our Russian guests bad ex-

cupant could spring at n pressed the wish to be lodged in moment's notice, Instead of the country outside London being tucked in. during their stay, and I there- fore placed Chequera disposal. I remained meanwhite

at their

at the Annexe [in Whitehall),

His revolver

and only went down two nights At night a revolver was laid to Chequers. Here I had the out beside his dressing gown advantage of having long and his dispatch case. It is private talks with Molotov and always right, especially in time Ambassador Maisky, who was of

war, to take precautions

the best of interpreters, trans- against danger, but every effort lating quickly and easily, and should be made to measure its possessing a wide knowledge of reality. The simplest test is to ask oneself whether the other affairs.

side have any interest in kill- ing the person concerned. myself, when I visited Moscow I put complete trust in Russian hospitality.

Prime

Here, with the aid of good maps, I tried

to explain what we were doing, and the limita- tons and peculiar characteris- tica to the war capacity of an island Power. 1 also went at. length into the technique of amphibious operations, and explained the perils and diff- We are culties of maintaining our life- line

Across the Atlantic in the face of U-boat

I think Molotov Was with

all this, and realised that our

problem was utterly different

from that of a

At

vost

Land Power,

any rate, we got closer to- gether than at any other time.

inveterate Tho

suspicion

with which the Russians regard-.

ed foreigners was shown by

Stalin.

Minister, to

we

con-

of

SIDE

It is impossible to say in ad- Vince whether the situation will be such as to make this. operation tensible when the timo comes. We can there fore glue no promise in the matter, but provided that it appears 'sound and sensible we shall not hesitate to put our plans into effect.

Molotov called off into the air on his somewhat dangerous homeward flight, apparently well satisfied with the results As already explained, of his mission. Certainly on main limiting factor to atmosphere of friendliness had the size of the landing force been created between us. "is the "availability of special had been deeply interested in fanding-craft, Clearly how his visit to Washington. There

1042.

the

over it would not further was the Twenty Years' Anglo- cither the Russian cause or Russian Treaty, upon which that of the Allies as a whole high hopes were at that time If, for the sake of action' at 'set by all. any price, we embarked on some operation which ended disaster and gove the an opportunity for glorification at our discomf)- ture,

in

enemy

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THEN XENIA, in a WH

current production at Covent Garden, sings "My sov'reign, let not a maiden's West as foolish tears unnerve thee," Boris Godounov, her father, replies: "Gelietes kind, dein vater's liebling, gehe spiel mit deinen Gesahrten.

, 27 May, 42, emerged, There could be 00 in a public statement, We have done very good, work harm this and last week with which

the Ger might make Molotov, and, as Winant wit

apprehensive and. mans no doubt have informed you, sequently hold DE tany

trans- their have completely

troops in the formed the treaty proposals, possible. They are now in my judg ment, free from the objec- tions we both entertained, and

are entirely compatible with our Atlantic Charter. The treaty

was signed yes- terday afternoon, with great cordiality on both sides. Molotov is a alatesman, and has a freedom of action very different from what you and

No promise

We therefore agreed with Molotov to the issue of a com- munique, which was published on June 11, containing the following sentence: "In the ecurse of the conversations full

Almost purring drafting

Stalin For Premier

Premier

27 May, 42. most grateful to you for meeting our dimeultics in the treaty as you have done. I am sure the reward in the United States will be

solid, and our three Powers will now be able to

great

march together united through whatever has to come. It bas been

to great pleasure

Churchill,

This might seem odd to the purist or the pedant, but it is! not unprecedented at Covent Garden. The reason in this case is that Ludwig Weber, guast star from Vienna, does not know English.

The case spotlights the ridi- culous system of

importing quest artists for most of the principal roles at Covent Gar- den. Wbercas any other opera in the world might first examine the talent at its dis- nosal and then plan a reper- toire, it seems

SU

WORDS and MUSIC

by MARIUS POPE

though delight visually and acoustical- Covent Garden goes about this ly in the opposite direction.

I saw with Litvinov. 1 am understanding WIS reached gure you will be able to with regard to the urgent tasks reach good understandings of creating a Second Front fa wlth him. Please let me Europe in 1942." know your Impressions... I felt it above all important Stalin was almost purring. that in this effort to mislead the enemy we should not mis-

Astonishingly most of the lead our Ally. At the time of

For the current season's pro- English words of all the singers the communique ductions the guest-artist Hat con be heard and understood, therefore I handed Molotov reads like a Continental Opera making the printed synopsis: personally in the Cabinet Singers Who's Who. There are superfluous, to Premier Room and In the presence of no fewer than 21 artists lat

some of my colleagues an aide ed, who between them will be If there is a germ of a memoire 18 May. 42.

National which made it clear singing 45 leading roles:

Opera In English for that while we were trying our I thank you

anywhere at the moment, it very much

This, then, is where we have exists at Sadler's Wells. make plans we friendly feelings and

good best to

ut to in the four years that committed to action and wishes expressed by you in not

the Covent Garden Opera WHAT DOES IT MEAN? connection with the signature that we could give no prom

Trust has been in action. We subsequent reproaches are as far from the establish treaty. I am new

made

by the Soviet ment of a national opera 05. W sure this treaty will be of were

Stalin were before we started. greatest importance for Government, and when future strengthening of himself raised the point pe.

with mc, sonally relations between friendly

always the Soviet Union and Great produced tho nide-memoire Britain, as well as between and pointed to the words our countries and the United can therefore give no promise." States of America, and will secure

of

our

the the

the close collabora-

victorious end of

When

we

Aide-Memoire.

were

"we

tion of our countries afler We are making preparation for a landing on the Continent war. I hope also that your In August or September,

a

meet

have

M. Molotov, and we dont a great beating

the

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