I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give Europe substantial aid after the war, after Lend-Lease was over.

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[He's] a margarine Communist.

[He's] a margarine Communist.

It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear...

It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear...

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as...

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as...

We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he...

We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he...

Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we...

Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we...

Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the...

Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the...

As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold,...

As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold,...

I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him...

I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him...

We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told...

We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told...

The Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease.

The Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease.

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there...

I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington,...

The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington,...

There's a myth that Roosevelt gave Stalin Eastern Europe. I was with Roosevelt every day...

There's a myth that Roosevelt gave Stalin Eastern Europe. I was with Roosevelt every day...

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that...

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that...

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the...

This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the...

It never occurred to me that we would have as grandiose a program as the...

It never occurred to me that we would have as grandiose a program as the...

How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium?...

How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium?...