30 April 1945 Stimson to Ike:
How did Uncle Joe get to the Rhine so quickly? Your link up with the Red Army on the Rhine was pretty good? ....Right?... That "Thunder Run" by Audie Murphy and his Old Army "Rock Of the Marne" out of southern France into Paris was something else! How did they do that? Don't worry about the rioting .... we can't occupy France. We wouldn't want to upset them.... A couple of side notes .... I'm sending a CPA to be your boss in Paris ... we can't have the military control anything ..... and you need to start raising, arming and equipping a New French Army to defend against that HUGE Army next door. I lost that memo you send about "Heavy" water, jets and rockets....don't worry about sending it again.
Nimitz promised to name an aircraft carrier after me if I don't quit. I think I'll rename the War Department ... what to you think? I understand Wild Bill wants still more money .... guarding wine can get expensive. Have you caught Hitler yet? Now remember you can't cross the Rhine ... only Wild Bill can and only when I let him. You sure are taking a long time training the French .... what is all that talking I hear from what's his name Charles de-Gaulle? BTW, Did you pay your taxes yet? .... Wild Bill wants more money to get Hitler. I lost another memo from you about uranium in North Korea and somewhere in Germany .... don't worry ... be happy ....