, but had simply not been able to get around to doing it yet. Stalin considered this, to a certain extent, to be the truth, and told me that I was correct but that the convention in April would consider the critical question of the creation of world security. When we were finished discussing the April conference and world security, we turned our attention once again to the problem of Poland. I sent Churchill and Stalin a proposal this morning, and we discussed the possibility of acting upon it and the modifications and/or changes we should make. Churchill showed me a British proposal as well, and we spent a good deal of time speculating on that. When we were finished talking about his proposal he told Stalin and I that he thought mine was more reasonable than his, and that he was ready, with some small alterations, to accept it. The remainder of the session, in which we discussed the Polish dilemma, lasted for a good one-and-a-half hours. We had a large banquet afterward, with all of our military officials and staff members. There were a great many toasts and Churchill became incredibly optimistic during the course of the evening, in sharp contrast to the discouragement and distress he had experienced at Malta, and in his toasts he exhibited true hope that this could, indeed, be a world of hope, security, and happiness. The banquet just ended, and I am writing this entry as my daughter Anna wheels me through the white, marble corridors of Livadia. I can still hear the cheering and laughter in the ballroom as Stalin and Churchill leave the palace. I genuinely hope that tonight, indeed, is a turning point for the remainder of the conference, as far as Churchill's attitude is concerned. It would certainly be something to see this truly great man, unfairly bittered by this damned war and aging before his time, become happy again. I think, with all sincerity, that this is indeed a good note to end this entry on. Frank...
