It is too bad that your naval authorities question the advisability of your original idea that the three of us should meet on the Soviet Black Sea coast. There is no objection, as far as I am concerned, to the time of meeting suggested by you - late January or early February; I expect, however, that we shall be able to select one of the Soviet sea ports. I still have to pay heed to my doctors' warning of the risk involved in long journeys.

Even so I hope that we shall be able to reach final agreement - a little later if not now - on a place acceptable to all of us.

Best wishes.

November 23, 1944