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NLT-73 by authority of NARS State Dept. 8-10-72 Its to memo from NL EXACT TRANSLATION (U. S.) to NLT 4-12-73 laitiz BK2 Date 5/21/74 (RESTRICTED) (CONFIDENTIAL) (SECRET) (PRIORITY) OP PRIORITY (ROUTINE) URGENT (DEFERRED) ROAD HOG EE TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESTDENT ONLY FROM HOPKINS X PARA X STALIN ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS EMPHASIXED THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING AT Z ONCE FOR THE ORGANIXATION OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO EUROPE X HE APPARENTLY IS THINKING ABOUT A FORMAL CONFERENCE AND EMPHASIRED THAT THE ALLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY s PREPARED AT VERSAILLES AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN X HE WILL BRING THIS UP AT YOUR FORTHCOMING MEETING SEEEEE X PARA X SOME the DAYS AGO WE REMINDED STALIN THAT HE MADE A SPEECH IN WHICH HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT FAVOR THE DISMEMBERWENT OF GERMANY THIS APPEARED TO BE CONTRARY TO THE POSITION HE fook BOTH AT From Reference No. 341015 NCR No. 5440 To TOX Indicator Decoded by may 45 (5-30-45) S. Date OPNAV 19-61 if e is AND the