[Homer_J_Simpson]

Throughout June and July, Laurence Steinhardt, the American ambassador in Moscow, had . . . sent warnings of an impending Soviet-Nazi deal, which President Roosevelt passed on to the British, French and Polish embassies. As early as July 5, when Soviet Ambassador Constantine Oumansky left for a leave in Russia, he carried with him a message from Roosevelt to Stalin “that if his government joined up with Hitler, it was as certain as that the night followed day that as soon as Hitler had conquered France he would turn on Russia.” (Joseph E. Davies, Mission to Moscow, p. 450.) The President’s warning was cabled to Steinhardt with instructions to repeat it to Molotov, which the ambassador did on August 16. (U.S. Diplomatic Papers, 1939, I, pp. 296-99.)

William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Also on this thread - life in the big city:

Detective Louis Behrens of the West 100th Street station received powder burns of the left hand yesterday when his revolver exploded as he was firing at a burglar suspect at Amsterdam Avenue near Eightieth Street.

Plus: Panama, U.S. Honor Canal’s 25th Year

Nazi-Soviet pact update at reply #2.
Roosevelt update at reply #3.

[beebuster2000]

fascinating that roosevelt appears to understand better than anyone what is going to happen but is still powerless to respond. the brits are sailing merrily into WWII without a clue.

bet stalin didnt expect 35 million russkies to die within the next 6 years either.