erranean. He also suspected that Salin was still in cahoots with the Germans and might have tipped them off. This I highly doubted. Stalin is a ruthless warlord, and disagrees with nearly everything Churchill has to say, but I don't believe he would even consider bumping one of us off. If he did, though, as I pointed out, it would be Churchill, not me, as he looks upon me as a trustworthy comrade, whereas Churchill he finds to be annoying, stubborn, and, at times, downright unmerciful. But I would rather not dwell on this right now. It was merely hypothetical and, as it so obviously turns out, didn't happen anyway. The flight was cold, bumpy, and largely uncomfortable, although the plane itself was very nice indeed, fitted with an elevator and a bedroom, especially for me. Despite this nice addition, however, I was spared any sleep. I was probably more relieved than anybody else when the plane finally touched down at 8:30am this morning at Saki's Airfield in the Crimea. I remained in the cabin for half an hour, waiting for Churchill to arrive. Our staffs, meanwhile, helped themselves to the food and drink in the refreshment stands put together by the Soviets. Finally, Churchill arrived and I was helped into a jeep. I was taken to the Livadia Palace, which had been assigned to me by the Soviets. Ill-fated Czar Nicholas II and his family spent much time here. I rested most of today, which was much needed, and I am dozing off even as I write. Tomorrow, the conference begins. I must get an ample amount of sleep tonight if I am to function properly at the session tomorrow. I am too exhausted to write any longer. Goodnight, then. I'll write again tomorrow.Franklin Delano Roosevelt Dear Diary,February 4th, 1945I slept well last night as I had wished I would, which amply prepared me for the turbulent beginning of the conference today, which ended less than half an hour ago. I know already that this conference, will, among many other t...
