Anglo-Soviet Communique on Talks of
Messrs. Stalin and Molotov with Mr. Eden in Moscow.
In second half of December there took
place in Moscow, between President of Council and
People's Commissars, J. V. Stalin, and People's
Commissar for Foreign Affairs, J. k. Molotov on one
hand and British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, Anthony Eden on other, an exhaustive
exchange of views on questions relating to conduct
of war and to post war organisation of peace and
security in Kurope.
The Soviet Ambassador in   Great Britain,
I. .V. Maisky, and His Majesty's Ambassador in
U.S.S.K., Sir Stafford Cripps, were present at these
conversations.   Further, some meetings were attended
by British Permanent Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, Sir A. Cadogan, and by Vice Chief
of British Imperial General Staff, Lieutenant General
Nye.
The conversation, wnich took place in a
friendly atmosphere, showed identical view of both
parties concerning question relating to conduct of
war and especially with regard to necessity for utter
defeat of Hitlerite Germany and adoption thereafter
of measures to render completely impossible any order
of German aggression in future.   Kxchange of views
on question relating to post war organisation of
peace and security provided much important and useful
material which will facilitate a future elaboration
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ot concrete proposals on this subject.
Both parties are convinced that
Moscow conversation constitutes a new important
forward step towards closer collaboration
between U.S.S.R. and Great Britain.